Indonesia's Jakarta airport suspends flights due to ash from Mount Anak Krakatau


JAKARTA, Sept ⁠6 (Reuters) - Indonesia's Soekarno-Hatta international ⁠airport suspended flight operations ‌until 9:30 a.m. (0230 GMT) on Sunday due to volcanic ash from ​the ongoing eruption ⁠of Mount Anak ⁠Krakatau, Jakarta's main airport posted ⁠on ‌Instagram.

The suspension, extending a halt ⁠that had been scheduled until ​5:30 ‌a.m., has affected 33 flights, ⁠including ​several international flights, Indonesia's transportation ministry said.

Mount Anak ⁠Krakatau has erupted since ​late on Friday, with volcanic ash detected in the ⁠airport early on Sunday, the ministry said in a statement.

The disaster mitigation ​agency said on ⁠Saturday there was no ​imminent risk of ‌tsunami from the ​volcano.

(Reporting by Bernadette Christina; Editing by William Mallard)

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