KUALA LUMPUR: Two flights bound for Jakarta were diverted to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) following the eruption of Anak Krakatau, says the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM).
CAAM chief executive officer Norazman Mahmud said Malaysia was assisting Indonesia by allowing KLIA to serve as an alternative temporary airport for affected flights.
“So far, we have only received two diversions that were supposed to go to Jakarta,” he said after opening the Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation, Asia and Pacific Region (DGC) here yesterday.
Of the two flights, one from Oman was diverted to KLIA yesterday morning, while another flight from Saudi Arabia was diverted on Sunday.
This comes after Indonesia suspended operations at eight of its airports until early Monday, after Mount Anak Krakatau begun erupting on Sept 4, spreading volcanic ash across parts of Java, Sumatra and several surrounding areas, affecting an estimated 170,000 passengers so far.
