The volcanic eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki on Monday, 07 July 2025, caused the cancellation of 28 domestic and international flights to and from Bali. Located on the eastern end of the Island of Flores, the 1,700-meter-high mountain is located 1,300 kilometers east of Bali.
The powerful eruption sent volcanic dust and debris 18,000 meters into the upper atmosphere, where it was spread by prevailing high-altitude winds, becoming an aviation safety concern to flights in the region.
Although no volcanic dust was detected near Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport, flights traversing areas east of Bali, where atmospheric dust was detected, were diverted or cancelled.
Commenting on Monday, 07 July, the General Manager of Bali’s Airport, Ahmad Syaugi Shahab, said: “Based on monitoring the movement of volcanic ash, until 15:30 WITA the distribution of volcanic ash has not affected Bali’s airspace, so that until now flight operations are running normally.”
At the same time, several airlines serving flights on the Labuan Bajo, Australia, Singapore, and South Korea routes were reporting cancellations and delays.
Continuing and quoted by Tribune-Bali.com, Shahab said: “There are 24 flights (12 departures and 12 arrivals) that have been canceled, namely Virgin Australia 6 flights to Melbourne, Gold Coast, and Sydney. Jetstar Airways 16 flights to Melbourne, Brisbane, Cairns, Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Singapore. AirAsia Indonesia 2 flights to Labuan Bajo,”
Those Bali flights that have been delayed include Qantas Airways to Sydney and Melbourne, and Air Busan to Busan.
4 domestic departures and 1 domestic arrival were concealed on Monday.
Passengers affected by the delays and cancellations have been rescheduled or refunded.
Shahab added: “We will continue to actively coordinate with all relevant stakeholders to ensure that passenger and flight service conditions at I Gusti Ngurah Airport run smoothly. We hope that conditions can return to normal soon,” explained Syaugi Shahab.
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