Four more airports shut in Indonesia after Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta as Anak Krakatoa ash spreads

Volcanic ash from Anak Krakatoa has prompted the temporary closure of four additional airports in Indonesia, bringing the total number of affected airports to five.

The closures impact Halim Perdanakusuma in Jakarta, Raden Inten II in Lampung, Budiarto in Curug, and Pondok Cabe Airfield.

The Indonesian Transport Ministry's Civil Aviation Director General, Lukman F Laisa, stated that authorities are closely monitoring the situation in coordination with airport operators, AirNav Indonesia, and the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

JAKARTA, Sept 6 — Four more airports in Indonesia were temporarily closed today as volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau continued to spread, further disrupting flight operations and bringing the total number of affected airports to five.

Transport Ministry Civil Aviation Director General Lukman F Laisa said the additional closures involved Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta, Raden Inten II Airport in Lampung, Budiarto Airport in Curug and Pondok Cabe Airfield.

“So, five airports have been closed. We continue to monitor the movement of this ash,” he said in an online press conference today.

He said the ministry was coordinating with airport operators, AirNav Indonesia and the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) on developments in the volcanic ash movement.

Earlier, authorities said Soekarno-Hatta International Airport was temporarily closed since 1.30am today after volcanic ash was detected in the airport area.

The closure is extended until 1.30pm local time.

Meanwhile, the Halim Perdanakusuma, Raden Inten II and Pondok Cabe are scheduled to remain closed until 2pm, while Budiarto until 1.30pm.

Anak Krakatau, located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, has remained at Level III (Alert) since July 2, the second-highest level in Indonesia’s four-tier volcano alert system, with a three-kilometre exclusion zone in place around the volcano.

BMKG in a statement said satellite analysis at 8am today identified two clusters of volcanic ash covering Banten, Jakarta and West Java and extending to Bengkulu, while its latest aviation warning showed ash reaching up to 20,000 feet (6,096m) moving east and up to 50,000 feet (15,240m) moving west.

Director of Earthquakes and Tsunamis Dr Wilya Yanto in the same press conference said continuous eruptive activity, including repeated ejections of lava, was still being observed this morning although the frequency has declined.

In a separate news conference, head of Indonesian Geological Agency Lana Saria said the repeated and continuous eruptions indicated an ongoing supply of magma and gas within the volcano, but stressed that frequent eruptions did not automatically mean a larger eruption would occur.

She said seismic activity and tremors were still being recorded, indicating the movement or release of volcanic fluids within the system, while the timing, magnitude and form of the next eruption could not be precisely determined.

On the possibility of a tsunami, Lana said not every eruption of Anak Krakatau would trigger one, noting that the December 22, 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami was primarily linked to the collapse of a large volume of the volcano’s edifice into the sea.

“Based on evaluations to date, the regrown edifice following December 22, 2018 remains relatively small and is not considered capable of collapsing on a scale that could trigger a tsunami,” she said, adding that changes in the volcano’s activity and morphology continued to be closely monitored.

National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Head Suharyanto said a weather modification operation would be carried out today until the evening to help reduce volcanic ash affecting Jakarta and surrounding areas.

Meanwhile, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said the ministry had activated its Health Emergency Operations Centres and would issue detailed guidance to health workers in affected districts and cities.

He said volcanic ash could cause respiratory, eye and skin problems, advising people in affected areas to remain indoors where possible and to wear masks and glasses if they needed to go outside, while community health centres had been equipped with nebulisers and oxygen concentrators, eye drops and skin ointments. — Bernama

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喀拉喀托火山喷发的火山灰导致印度尼西亚另外四个机场暂时关闭，受影响的机场总数达到五个。

此次关闭影响了雅加达的 Halim Perdanakusuma、楠榜的 Raden Inten II、库鲁格的布迪亚托和 Pondok Cabe 机场。

印尼交通部民航局局长卢克曼·F·莱萨表示，当局正在与机场运营商印尼航空导航公司（AirNav Indonesia）以及气象、气候和地球物理局（BMKG）密切协调，监控局势。

雅加达，9 月 6 日——由于喀拉喀托之子火山灰持续扩散，印尼又有四个机场今天暂时关闭，进一步扰乱了航班运营，受影响的机场总数达到五个。

交通运输部民航局局长卢克曼·F·莱萨（Lukman F Laisa）表示，额外关闭的机场包括雅加达哈利姆·佩达纳库苏马机场、楠榜拉登·因顿 II 机场、库鲁格布迪亚托机场和庞多克卡贝机场。

“目前已有五个机场关闭。我们将继续监测火山灰的扩散情况，”他在今天举行的线上新闻发布会上说。

他说，该部正在与机场运营商、印尼航空导航公司（AirNav Indonesia）和气象、气候和地球物理局（BMKG）协调火山灰移动的最新进展。

此前，当局表示，由于在机场区域检测到火山灰，苏加诺-哈达国际机场从今天凌晨 1 点 30 分起暂时关闭。

封路时间延长至当地时间下午1点30分。

与此同时，Halim Perdanakusuma、Raden Inten II 和 Pondok Cabe 计划保持关闭至下午 2 点，而布迪亚托则关闭至下午 1.30。

位于爪哇岛和苏门答腊岛之间的巽他海峡的喀拉喀托之子火山自 7 月 2 日起一直处于 III 级（警戒）状态，这是印度尼西亚四级火山警戒系统中的第二高级别，火山周围设有 3 公里的禁区。

印尼气象、气候和地球物理局 (BMKG) 在一份声明中表示，今天上午 8 点的卫星分析显示，两团火山灰覆盖了万丹、雅加达和西爪哇，并延伸至明古鲁；而其最新的航空警告显示，火山灰向东移动的高度达到 20,000 英尺（6,096 米），向西移动的高度达到 50,000 英尺（15,240 米）。

地震和海啸主任维利亚·扬托博士在同一新闻发布会上表示，尽管喷发频率有所下降，但今天上午仍然观察到持续的喷发活动，包括反复喷出熔岩。

在另一场新闻发布会上，印尼地质局局长拉娜·萨里亚表示，反复持续的喷发表明火山内部不断有岩浆和气体供应，但她强调，频繁的喷发并不一定意味着会发生更大规模的喷发。

她说，地震活动和震动仍在记录，表明火山系统内有火山流体在运动或释放，但下一次喷发的时间、强度和形式尚无法精确确定。

关于海啸的可能性，拉娜表示，并非喀拉喀托之子火山的每一次喷发都会引发海啸，并指出 2018 年 12 月 22 日的巽他海峡海啸主要与火山锥体大量崩塌入海有关。

“根据迄今为止的评估，2018 年 12 月 22 日之后重新形成的火山体仍然相对较小，不被认为有能力发生足以引发海啸的大规模坍塌，”她说道，并补充说，火山活动和形态的变化仍在密切监测中。

国家减灾署署长苏哈里扬托表示，今天将开展天气改造行动，直至傍晚，以帮助减少火山灰对雅加达及其周边地区的影响。

与此同时，卫生部长布迪·古纳迪·萨迪金表示，卫生部已启动卫生紧急行动中心，并将向受影响地区和城市的卫生工作者发布详细指导。

他表示，火山灰可能引发呼吸系统、眼睛和皮肤问题，建议受影响地区的人们尽可能待在室内，如果必须外出，则需佩戴口罩和眼镜。同时，社区卫生中心已配备了雾化器、氧气浓缩器、眼药水和皮肤药膏。——马新社

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