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| Darwin flights to resume on Sunday as volcano plumes clear | |
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| Flights to and from Darwin will resume after being grounded by the ash cloud from the Sangeang Api volcano. | |
| Virgin flights will resume at 4.30pm on Sunday Darwin time; Qantas flights are also expected to resume on Sunday afternoon. | |
| Regional carrier Airnorth is operating and Jet Star flights are likely to resume as plumes from the volcano clear throughout the day, Darwin international airport spokeswoman Virginia Sanders said. | Regional carrier Airnorth is operating and Jet Star flights are likely to resume as plumes from the volcano clear throughout the day, Darwin international airport spokeswoman Virginia Sanders said. |
| Darwin was completely cut off by air on Saturday as three ash plumes billowed from the Indonesian volcano. | Darwin was completely cut off by air on Saturday as three ash plumes billowed from the Indonesian volcano. |
| Sangeang Api, off the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, erupted continuously after an initial blast on Friday afternoon. | Sangeang Api, off the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, erupted continuously after an initial blast on Friday afternoon. |
| The main plume affecting Australian aviation swept south-east over the west side of the Northern Territory and as far south as Alice Springs. | The main plume affecting Australian aviation swept south-east over the west side of the Northern Territory and as far south as Alice Springs. |
| Sanders urged passengers to stay in touch with their airlines for updates on flights. | Sanders urged passengers to stay in touch with their airlines for updates on flights. |
| The manager of the Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre, Emile Jansons, said the plumes affecting Darwin were expected to clear within 12 hours. | The manager of the Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre, Emile Jansons, said the plumes affecting Darwin were expected to clear within 12 hours. |
| "We're seeing a weakening trend in terms of ash being detected," he said. "The weather pattern has changed so that it's less likely to come down and affect Australian airspace." | "We're seeing a weakening trend in terms of ash being detected," he said. "The weather pattern has changed so that it's less likely to come down and affect Australian airspace." |
| He stressed the plumes posed no threat to the health of people on the ground and would not even be noticed by the naked eye. | He stressed the plumes posed no threat to the health of people on the ground and would not even be noticed by the naked eye. |
| "When you're as far away as Darwin is it's really not noticeable for people," Jansons said. | "When you're as far away as Darwin is it's really not noticeable for people," Jansons said. |
| "There's no ash falling on the ground, there's no smell of sulphur as the ash is quite high up in the atmosphere. | "There's no ash falling on the ground, there's no smell of sulphur as the ash is quite high up in the atmosphere. |
| "So visibly it looks no different to the standard dry seasons we have here, which is a little bit of bushfire smoke and a bit of haze in the air." | "So visibly it looks no different to the standard dry seasons we have here, which is a little bit of bushfire smoke and a bit of haze in the air." |