Indonesia-Airports Closure/Volcanic Ash
Indonesia-Airports Closure/Volcanic Ash
Dateline : Sept 7, 2026
Location : Indonesia
Duration : 0'51
Jawa Tengah, Indonesia - Sept 7, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Screen showing flights information
2. Empty baggage carousel
3. SOUNDBITE (English) traveler (name not given) (partially overlaid with shot 4):
"Actually we were supposed to go to Jakarta this morning direct from Denpasar to Jakarta, but the flight was canceled and no way we have to go to transit to Balikpapan first and then go here. Then from here we go by train. So we will go at 10:40 and we'll arrive tomorrow morning around four or five."
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4. Screen showing flights information
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5. Various of airport, people
Indonesia shut down airports nationwide on Monday as volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau blanketed flight paths, halting operations at Jakarta's Soekarno Hatta and leaving more than 340,000 passengers stranded, according to the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation.
Officials gave no timetable for the reopening of affected airports. At Semarang airport in Central Java, boards showed all Jakarta flights canceled as volcanic ash kept airspace unsafe.
Mount Anak Krakatau erupted nonstop for about 25 hours before shifting to intermittent blasts. Though activity appears to be easing, ash continues to disrupt flights. Flight resumptions hinge on volcanic and wind assessments, alongside decisions by airport and government officials.
The disruption has rippled across Indonesia's islands, leaving travelers to improvise journeys at the last minute.
"Actually we were supposed to go to Jakarta this morning direct from Denpasar to Jakarta, but the flight was canceled and no way we have to go to transit to Balikpapan first and then go here. Then from here we go by train. So we will go at 10:40 and we'll arrive tomorrow morning around four or five," said a traveler.
Mount Anak Krakatau, located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, has erupted repeatedly in recent years. Its partial collapse in 2018 triggered a tsunami that killed more than 400 people.
ID : 8498157
Published : 2026-09-08 11:42
Last Modified : 2026-09-08 16:12:32
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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