Look, we know it’s cold as shit at the moment – particularly in the southern states. And that the idea of a sneaky little mid-winter tropical getaway to somewhere much, much warmer is a really bloody nice idea. But if you’ve got grand plans to sneak away to Bali for the weekend, then this is gonna hurt.
JUST IN: @VirginAustralia has cancelled flights to and from Bali today due to a volcanic ash cloud. #9News pic.twitter.com/tg5l668XMz
— Nine News Australia (@9NewsAUS) July 9, 2015
A statement issued by Jetstar echoed the sentiments of Virgin.
“We’ve seen unfavourable winds push the ash cloud even closer to Denpasar Airport this morning and we’re not satisfied it is safe to operate services in these conditions.”
“We’ll continue to closely monitor the ash cloud with the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre throughout the day and provide an update on our evening flying this afternoon.”
“We regret the disruption these cancellations have caused travellers, but the safety of our customers and crew is our first priority.”
Mount Raung sits around 150 kilometres to the west of Bali, and is one of the most active volcanoes on the Indonesian island of Java.
