Indonesia names three alternative airports as Anak Krakatoa closures rise to six

In response to volcanic ash from Anak Krakatoa, Indonesia has designated three airports in Java as alternatives for diverted flights, with six airports currently closed, including Husein Sastranegara Airport in Bandung.

Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi stated that Kertajati, Jenderal Ahmad Yani, and Juanda airports are prepared for rerouted domestic and international flights.

Despite closures, Kertajati is operational, accepting diverted flights from Garuda Indonesia.

The ministry has asked airlines to keep passengers informed and encouraged alternative transport modes, with ferry services across the Sunda Strait remaining unaffected.

JAKARTA, Sept 6 — Indonesia has designated three airports across Java as alternatives for domestic and international flights diverted due to volcanic ash from Anak Krakatoa.

This comes as the number of airport closures rose to six after Husein Sastranegara Airport in Bandung, West Java, was shut at noon on Sunday.

Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi said the alternatives include Kertajati International Airport in Majalengka, West Java, Jenderal Ahmad Yani International Airport in Semarang, Central Java, and Juanda International Airport in Sidoarjo, East Java.

“There are several airports in Java that we are preparing as alternatives for landings by flights from outside Java as well as international flights,” he told an online press conference on Sunday.

The five other airports affected are Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Radin Inten II Airport in Lampung, Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Pondok Cabe Airport and Budiarto Airport, which were closed earlier in the day.

Dudy said all six would remain shut for at least another four hours after the latest tests continued to indicate the presence of volcanic ash.

Amid the continued closures, he said Kertajati was already being used as an alternative, with two Garuda Indonesia flights from Jeddah and Madinah having been diverted there.

“So far, based on the results of tests conducted at Kertajati Airport, it has not yet been affected and operations are still possible,” he said, adding that airlines had been asked to remain vigilant given the dynamic weather conditions and the possibility of volcanic ash spreading towards the airport.

On services for affected passengers, Dudy said airlines had been asked to promptly inform passengers of flight cancellations and facilitate cancellations and ticket refunds electronically so they would not need to travel to the airports.

He said the ministry encouraged the public and businesses to consider rail, road and sea transport, which had so far not been affected by the eruption, including for the movement of goods normally transported by air.

Meanwhile, Dudy said ferry services across the Sunda Strait, where Anak Krakatoa is located between the islands of Java and Sumatra, remained operational, with no additional vessels deployed on the Merak-Bakauheni route as passenger numbers had declined amid the eruption. — Bernama

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为应对喀拉喀托火山喷发的火山灰，印度尼西亚已指定爪哇岛的三个机场作为改道航班的备降机场，目前有六个机场关闭，其中包括万隆的侯赛因·萨斯特拉内加拉机场。

交通部长杜迪·普尔瓦甘迪表示，克尔塔贾蒂机场、詹德拉尔·艾哈迈德·亚尼机场和朱安达机场已做好准备，迎接改道的国内和国际航班。

尽管部分航班关闭，但 Kertajati 机场仍在运营，接收来自印尼鹰航的改道航班。

该部已要求航空公司及时向乘客通报情况，并鼓励乘客选择其他交通方式，而横跨巽他海峡的渡轮服务不受影响。

雅加达，9 月 6 日——印尼已指定爪哇岛的三个机场作为因喀拉喀托火山灰而改道的国内和国际航班的替代机场。

此前，西爪哇省万隆市的侯赛因·萨斯特拉内加拉机场于周日中午关闭，导致机场关闭数量上升至六个。

交通部长 Dudy Purwagandhi 表示，替代方案包括西爪哇马贾伦卡的 Kertajati 国际机场、中爪哇三宝垄的 Jenderal Ahmad Yani 国际机场和东爪哇 Sidoarjo 的朱安达国际机场。

“我们正在准备爪哇岛上的几个机场，作为来自爪哇岛以外地区以及国际航班的替代降落地点，”他在周日举行的线上新闻发布会上说。

其他受影响的五个机场是苏加诺-哈达国际机场、楠榜的Radin Inten II机场、Halim Perdanakusuma机场、Pondok Cabe机场和布迪亚托机场，这些机场已于当天早些时候关闭。

杜迪表示，最新检测结果继续显示存在火山灰，因此这六个通道将至少再关闭四个小时。

他表示，在持续关闭的情况下，克尔塔贾蒂机场已被用作替代机场，印尼鹰航从吉达和麦地那起飞的两架航班已改道飞往该机场。

“到目前为止，根据在克尔塔贾蒂机场进行的测试结果，该机场尚未受到影响，运营仍然可以进行，”他说道，并补充说，鉴于天气状况多变以及火山灰可能向机场扩散，已要求各航空公司保持警惕。

关于受影响乘客的服务，杜迪表示，已要求航空公司及时通知乘客航班取消情况，并通过电子方式办理取消和退票手续，以便乘客无需前往机场。

他说，该部鼓励公众和企业考虑使用铁路、公路和海运，这些运输方式迄今为止尚未受到火山喷发的影响，包括运输通常通过空运的货物。

与此同时，杜迪表示，横跨巽他海峡（喀拉喀托火山位于爪哇岛和苏门答腊岛之间）的渡轮服务仍然运营，由于火山喷发导致乘客数量下降，梅拉克-巴考赫尼航线没有增派船只。——马新社

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