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Listen   Listen (2 mins)       Save       Share Indonesia airports reopen after volcanic ash disrupts thousands of flights on social media share-nodes    Share (https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Frwmhej) facebook      (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Indonesia%20airports%20reopen%20after%20volcanic%20ash%20disrupts%20thousands%20of%20flights&source=sharethiscom&related=sharethis&via=AJEnglish&url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Frwmhej) x    (whatsapp://send?text=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Frwmhej) whatsapp-stroke    (https://aje.news/rwmhej)  copylink          google       Add Al Jazeera on Google  info      (airport)   A Batik Air Airbus A320 lands at Soekarno-Hatta international airport, which reopened following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau, in Tangerang, near Jakarta, Indonesia, September 8, 2026 [Yuddy Cahya Budiman/Reuters]   By  Reuters   Published On 8 Sep 2026 8 Sep 2026    Indonesia has reopened its main airport in Jakarta and four others that had been closed ⁠due to volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau. The five airports reopened on Tuesday after authorities cleared volcanic ash from critical infrastructure. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/9/indonesia-closes-national-park-in-east-java-as-wildfire-expands) Indonesia closes national park in East Java as wildfire expands  list 2 of 3 (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/6/indonesias-main-airport-suspends-flights-due-to-anak-krakatoa-eruption) Thousands stranded as Anak Krakatau eruption shutters Indonesian airports  list 3 of 3 (https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/6/indonesia-volcano-eruption-disrupts-hundreds-of-flights) Indonesia volcano eruption disrupts hundreds of flights   end of list  The disruption affected more than 340,000 travellers and approximately 2,900 flights. Videos shared on social media by Soekarno-Hatta international airport in Jakarta showed firefighters and firetrucks clearing runways and other operational facilities covered by ash. Transport Minister Dudy Purwagandhi said it may take “a bit” longer for flight schedules to return to normal. “We ask for a little patience from passengers and the public, as we will be carrying out inspections to ensure that these aircraft are fit to fly,” Dudy told reporters at the airport. “The first departing aircraft was a cargo plane,” Dudy said. “We will be operating these aircraft, but before we do so, we want to ensure their airworthiness. So, it may take a bit of extra time.” Anak Krakatau, which had a major eruption on Saturday, sits in a strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra. The volcano erupted at least three times on Tuesday morning alone, according to the head of the national Geology Agency, Lana Saria. “The impact is not as big as the previous eruptions, but we’ll continue to monitor,” the head of the Geology Agency, Lana Saria, told the Reuters news agency. Anak Krakatau is one of about 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia, which straddles the “Pacific Ring of Fire”, a highly seismically active zone where different plates on the Earth’s crust ‌meet to create a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Advertisement    An outburst in 2018 partly collapsed the volcano’s crater, which triggered a tsunami along the coasts of Java and Sumatra, killing more than 400 people.            aj-logo             aj-logo             aj-logo       Advertisement          About About   Show more  (https://www.aljazeera.com/about-us) About Us   (https://www.aljazeera.com/code-of-ethics/) Code of Ethics   (https://www.aljazeera.com/terms-and-conditions/) Terms and Conditions   (https://www.aljazeera.com/eu-eea-regulatory/) EU/EEA Regulatory Notice   (https://privacy.aljazeera.net/) Privacy Policy   (https://privacy.aljazeera.net/cookie/) Cookie Policy   (https://www.aljazeera.com/) Cookie Preferences    (https://trust.aljazeera.net/accessibility/) Accessibility Statement   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sitemap) Sitemap   (https://careers.aljazeera.net/) Work for us      Connect Connect   Show more  (https://network.aljazeera.net/en/contact?tid=6) Contact Us   (https://www.aljazeera.com/user-accounts-help) User Accounts Help   (https://commercial.aljazeera.net/) Advertise with us   (https://www.aljazeera.com/stay-connected) Stay Connected   (https://www.aljazeera.com/newsletters) Newsletters   (https://sat.aljazeera.net/en) Channel Finder   (https://www.aljazeera.com/schedule/) TV Schedule   (https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/) Podcasts   (https://webapps.aljazeera.net/aje/tips/) Submit a Tip   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sponsored) Paid Partner Content      Our Channels Our Channels   Show more  (http://aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Arabic   (https://www.aljazeera.com/) Al Jazeera English   (https://www.ajiunit.com/) Al Jazeera Investigative Unit   (https://www.aljazeeramubasher.net/) Al Jazeera Mubasher   (http://doc.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Documentary   (http://balkans.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Balkans   (http://ajplus.net/) AJ+      Our Network Our Network   Show more  (http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/) Al Jazeera Centre for Studies   (http://training.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Media Institute   (http://learning.aljazeera.net/) Learn Arabic   (http://liberties.aljazeera.com/en) Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights   (http://forum.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Forum   (https://hotels.aljazeera.net/en) Al Jazeera Hotel Partners        Follow Al Jazeera English: (https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera) facebook       (https://twitter.com/ajenglish) twitter     (https://www.youtube.com/aljazeeraenglish) youtube     (https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/?hl=en) instagram-colored-outline                          (https://www.aljazeera.com/xml/rss/all.xml) rss     (https://bsky.app/profile/aljazeera.com) bluesky     (https://www.tiktok.com/@aljazeeraenglish) tiktok-colored-outline                  (Al Jazeera Media Network logo)   © 2026 Al Jazeera Media Network