Eyewitness News – BADUNG
7 September 2026
Increased volcanic activity from Mount Anak Krakatau has impacted flight schedules at Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport. As of Sunday (6/9/2026) at 3:30 PM WITA, 41 flights were canceled and one was delayed.
Communication & Legal Division Head of I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Gede Eka Sandi Asmadi, stated that the cancellations and schedule adjustments affected both arrival and departure routes.
For arrivals, seven flights operating from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang (CGK) to I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) were canceled.
For departures, 30 flights on the Bali–Soekarno-Hatta route were canceled and one was delayed. The disruptions also impacted the Bali–Halim Perdanakusuma (HLP) and Bali–Husein Sastranegara (BDO) routes, with each recording two canceled flights.
Despite the disruptions, Gede Eka assured that general airport operations and passenger services at I Gusti Ngurah Rai remain functional.
“Flight operations and airport services at Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport generally continue to run normally and optimally,” Gede Eka said in a written statement.
Management at PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia (InJourney Airports) continues to coordinate with airlines to update flight schedules and assist affected passengers at the airport. Coordination is also underway with AirNav Indonesia to monitor airspace impacted by Mount Anak Krakatau’s volcanic activity.
Since last week, six volcanoes across Indonesia have erupted, both simultaneously on the same day and intermittently.
Head of the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Rita Susilawati, explained that each volcano operates under distinct magma chambers and eruption processes.
“Simply put, each volcano has its own distinct magma chamber. The process leading up to an eruption also varies from one volcano to another,” Rita told reporters at the Geological Agency Complex in Bandung on Thursday (3/9/2026).
The statement followed multiple volcanic eruptions on August 31, 2026, involving Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra, Mount Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait, Mount Ibu in North Maluku, Mount Semeru in East Java, as well as Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki and Mount Ili Lewotolok in East Nusa Tenggara.
Volcanic activity at Mount Sinabung was upgraded from Level II (Alert) to Level III (Watch) on August 31, 2026, at 12:00 PM WIB, after the volcano produced an ash column reaching approximately 3,500 meters high.
Residents affected by the volcanic eruptions are advised not to panic, remain vigilant, and wear face masks to avoid inhaling airborne ash, which contains silica and other hazardous contaminants.
Reporter: Daniel Herry
