Volcanic Ash Closes Airports Across Indonesia

Passengers queue up at the international terminal at Bali's Ngurah Rai airport in Denpasar for information of flight delays due to volcanic ash near Indonesia's resort island on July 10, 2015. SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images The ongoing eruption of Raung* (see below) in Indonesia is beginning to become a travel headache across the region surrounding the volcano. Ash from the explosions have now caused multiple airports across Indonesia to close, including in some of the popular tourist area of Bali. The eruptions so far at Raung have been fairly small, so these closures must be especially troubling to tourist destinations as this sort of activity can be prolonged at volcanoes like those found in Indonesia---just look at the years of explosions at Sinabung. However, when it comes to modern air travel and volcanic ash, it is best to play it safe to prevent a potential disaster. The most famous air travel ...