Airplanes sit on the tarmac at Iskandar Muda airport in Blang Bintang on September 6, 2026. Indonesia halted operations at its main international airport outside Jakarta on September 6, after ash spewed from the Anak Krakatoa volcano more than 150 kilometres away, impacting thousands of passengers. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
Jakarta, Indonesia: Indonesian authorities have suspended operations at six airports following eruptions from Mount Anak Krakatoa, the country's transport ministry said Sunday.
"The Husein Sastranegara Airport in Bandung showed indications of being affected. Consequently, we have declared... the airport closed to flights," Dudy Purwagandhi told a press conference Sunday, mentioning the latest airport to be shuttered.
Operations at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, the country's largest and in the capital, Jakarta, were suspended earlier.
