Infrastructure & Transport
Anak Krakatau ash strands 270,000 air passengers
Ash from Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano has stranded more than 270,000 air passengers after eight airports halted operations over the weekend, the transport ministry said on Monday.
Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and at least three other airports extended their closure from Monday morning until 6:00 p.m. local time, airport operator Angkasa Pura said. Halim Perdanakusuma, a smaller Jakarta airport used for civil and military flights, also remained closed.
The transport ministry said the passenger figure was the cumulative operational impact since September 5 and covered flights that were cancelled, delayed or diverted. Soekarno-Hatta airport said more than 240 domestic and international flights were cancelled or delayed on Monday morning alone, affecting nearly 30,000 passengers.
One small airport in south Sumatra resumed operations at 9:00 a.m. Monday, the ministry said.
Mount Anak Krakatau, about 150 kilometres from Jakarta, erupted on Saturday, sending up lava and volcanic ash. Indonesia's geology agency warned that the probability of an eruption remained high until Monday morning and said hazards could include incandescent rocks, ashfall and possible lava flows if eruption activity resumed and continued.
Anak Krakatau sits in the strait between Java and Sumatra. It has been sporadically active since emerging in the caldera left by the 1883 Krakatau eruption. In 2018, a tsunami triggered by the collapse of parts of Anak Krakatau killed 429 people and displaced thousands.
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Indonesia's transport ministry reported more than 270,000 passengers stranded since September 5, up from the earlier reported figure.
The ministry said the cumulative impact covered cancelled, delayed and diverted flights.
Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport said more than 240 domestic and international flights were cancelled or delayed on Monday morning alone, affecting nearly 30,000 passengers.
The transport ministry said a small airport in south Sumatra resumed operations at 9:00 a.m. Monday.
Source note: AFP news report published on 7 September 2026 at 04:38:36 UTC.
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Indonesia's transport ministry said more than 170,000 passengers were stranded after eight airports halted operations over the weekend.
Airport operator Angkasa Pura said Halim Perdanakusuma also extended its closure.
Indonesia's geology agency said the probability of an eruption remained high until Monday morning and warned of incandescent rocks, ashfall and possible lava flows if eruption activity resumed.
Source note: AFP news report published on 7 September 2026 at 03:07:15 UTC.
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Jakarta's main airport and three other airports extended their closure to 6:00 p.m. Monday.
Airport operator Angkasa Pura linked the suspension to increasing eruption activity at Mount Anak Krakatau and advised passengers to check flight status with airlines.
Source note: AFP news report published on 7 September 2026 at 02:23:31 UTC.
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Jakarta airport's closure was extended to 6:00 p.m. Monday after the volcano eruption.
Source note: AFP news report published on 7 September 2026 at 02:08:58 UTC.
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Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's suspension was extended until 8:59 am Monday because of increased eruptive activity at Mount Anak Krakatoa.
Operations at seven other airports were also suspended until 8:59 am, authorities said.
Some passengers described being unable to find alternative flights after cancellations.
Source note: AFP news report published on 6 September 2026 at 18:17:06 UTC.
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Indonesia's transportation ministry said about 170,000 passengers were stranded, up from the earlier 150,000 figure.
The ministry said 1,558 flights had been delayed at the eight affected airports.
More than 900 affected flights were to and from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
The latest suspension at Soekarno-Hatta was set to last until midnight.
Source note: AFP news report published on 6 September 2026 at 14:54:18 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The supplied information does not confirm when the closed airports will fully reopen after the extended closure period.
The eruption risk and lava-flow hazard were described as warnings and conditional possibilities, not confirmed future events.
Source
AFP news report published on .