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| Virgin Australia cancels Bali flights again after scheduling extra services | |
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| Virgin Australia and Jetstar have resumed flights in and out of Bali’s Denpasar airport but warn that travellers might not be home free yet. | |
| More than 1,000 people returned to Australia via Jetstar as the first planes land in Australia on Sunday morning. | More than 1,000 people returned to Australia via Jetstar as the first planes land in Australia on Sunday morning. |
| On Saturday Indonesian officials declared Bali’s Denpasar airport safe to reopen as the cloud of ash from the eruption of volcano Mount Raung drifted away. | On Saturday Indonesian officials declared Bali’s Denpasar airport safe to reopen as the cloud of ash from the eruption of volcano Mount Raung drifted away. |
| A Jetstar spokesman said the airline had determined it was safe to fly all scheduled services to Bali on Saturday evening, after careful assessment of the latest Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) information. | A Jetstar spokesman said the airline had determined it was safe to fly all scheduled services to Bali on Saturday evening, after careful assessment of the latest Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) information. |
| He said flying conditions would allow Jetstar to begin bringing people back to Australia on return services on Sunday. | He said flying conditions would allow Jetstar to begin bringing people back to Australia on return services on Sunday. |
| Virgin Australia later confirmed Saturday evening flights out of Denpasar would go ahead, and plans to continue operations in and out of Bali on Sunday. | Virgin Australia later confirmed Saturday evening flights out of Denpasar would go ahead, and plans to continue operations in and out of Bali on Sunday. |
| The airline gave the thumbs up a few hours after Jetstar, as they needed visual confirmation from their pilots of the conditions and sent out an observation flight. | The airline gave the thumbs up a few hours after Jetstar, as they needed visual confirmation from their pilots of the conditions and sent out an observation flight. |
| Both Jetstar and Virgin said additional services from Bali to Australia were being organised for Sunday. | Both Jetstar and Virgin said additional services from Bali to Australia were being organised for Sunday. |
| However Virgin cautioned travellers against thinking the volcanic ash cloud disruptions were completely over. | However Virgin cautioned travellers against thinking the volcanic ash cloud disruptions were completely over. |
| “Please note that Mount Raung continues to erupt at this time and it is likely that operations could be disrupted again over the next few days if there are changes to wind conditions,” the airline said. | “Please note that Mount Raung continues to erupt at this time and it is likely that operations could be disrupted again over the next few days if there are changes to wind conditions,” the airline said. |
| Mount Raung erupted on 2 July, emitting plumes of ash which can choke jet engines. The volcano is about 150km west of Denpasar airport, the main airport for those heading to Bali. | Mount Raung erupted on 2 July, emitting plumes of ash which can choke jet engines. The volcano is about 150km west of Denpasar airport, the main airport for those heading to Bali. |
| Denpasar airport was closed on Friday because of the ash, along with nearby regional terminals including Lombok. | Denpasar airport was closed on Friday because of the ash, along with nearby regional terminals including Lombok. |
| The ash grounded planes from Virgin, Jetstar, Garuda and AirAsia on Friday. | The ash grounded planes from Virgin, Jetstar, Garuda and AirAsia on Friday. |