The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 11/06/2010 4:54 PM
Malaysia’sinternational airline companies Malaysia Air and Air Asia have indefinitelysuspended flights to and from Bandung after ash showers from Mt. Merapi inYogyakarta spread to the West Java capital.
“All AirAsia flights to Hussein Sastranegara Airport in Bandung have been suspended dueto volcanic ash particles,” Air Asia’s Bandung area manager Bangkit toldkompas.com.
Thesuspension affected international flights between Bandung and Kuala Lumpur andbetween Bandung and Singapore and domestic flights from Bandung to Bali.
A staff atthe airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II said Malaysia Air sent a notificationon suspension of its flights to Bandung also due to the volcanic ash that couldendanger flights.
Due to theflight suspension, all passengers leaving for Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Balihad to depart from Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang. They were transportedto the country’s biggest airport by bus.
“Allflights have been moved to Soekarno-Hatta Airport,” an airport officer said.
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