Mount Barujari
LOMBOK International Airport has reopened at 08.00 local time this morning, following its closure at 16.55 yesterday after Mount Barujari – dubbed Mount Rinjani’s ‘child’ – erupted.
Mount Barujari erupted yesterday at 11.50 and the spread of the volcanic ash disrupted several flights to and from the Lombok airport. In total, 25 domestic flights and four international flights were cancelled.
While the eruption did not affect Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali directly, some flights cancellations still took place.
Affected flights included Tigerair from Denpasar to Perth and Virgin Airlines from Denpasar to Brisbane. Other airlines that have cancelled flights to Bali include Tigerair from Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne, and Virgin Airlines from Brisbane and Sydney.
Although the eruption has stopped, the Mount Rinjani observatory office has requested climbers to stay away from Mount Barujari as an eruption can take place again at any time.
