Virgin Australia and Jetstar have cancelled more flights to and from Bali due to the ash cloud from the Mount Raung volcano.
On top of the 11 cancelled flights on Friday, Virgin has cancelled 15 services to and from Bali that were scheduled to operate on Saturday. The airline has not flown into or out of the popular Indonesian tourist destination since Tuesday due to the ash cloud impacting operations at Bali Airport.
“The latest advice from our team of meteorologists and the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre is that conditions remain unsuitable for operations into and out of Denpasar Airport tomorrow, Saturday 8 August,” Virgin said on Friday afternoon.
“We have been advised that Mt Raung continues to erupt and winds are blowing in an unfavourable direction, and are forecast to continue to do so throughout the day tomorrow.
“Therefore Virgin Australia has cancelled all flights into and out of Denpasar today and tomorrow.”
Virgin Australia’s next update was expected to be released on Saturday evening.
Meanwhile, Jetstar cancelled all 19 flights on Friday and eight scheduled morning services on Saturday in response to the unsafe flying conditions in and around Bali Airport.
“To give ourselves the best chance of operating flights Saturday afternoon, we will await the next VAAC information due out tomorrow morning before making a decision on our flying plans for the rest of the day,” Jetstar said on Friday afternoon.
“Our team will continue to monitor the ash cloud with the VAAC around the clock, and we will resume flying as soon as it is safe to do so. We will update customers if poor flying conditions lead to further cancellations tomorrow.”
And Air NZ said its NZ245 service from Auckland to Bali on Saturday was still scheduled to depart at 1630 local time. However, the airline said it would continue to monitor forecasts and provide an update close to departure time.
Jetstar
Friday, 7 August 2015:
All services cancelled
Saturday, 8 August 2015:
JQ44 Bali-Melbourne
JQ47 Brisbane-Bali
JQ83 Darwin-Bali
JQ91 Bali-Cairns
JQ107 Bali-Perth
JQ109 Bali-Perth
JQ110 Perth-Bali
JQ117 Singapore-Bali/Bali-Perth
Virgin Australia
Friday, 7 August 2015:
All services cancelled
Saturday, 8 August 2015
VA64 Bali-Sydney
VA55 Perth-Bali
VA49 Melbourne-Bali
VA41 Brisbane-Bali
VA65 Sydney-Bali
VA74 Bali-Port Hedland
VA73 Port Hedland-Bali
VA36 Bali-Adelaide
VA39 Adelaide-Bali
VA69 Sydney-Bali
VA62 Bali-Perth
VA46 Bali-Brisbane
VA54 Bali-Melbourne
Sunday, 9 August
VA64 Bali-Sydney
VA40 Bali-Brisbane
(Source: Virgin and Jetstar)
