Indonesia has reopened six of the eight airports that were closed due to the eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano, which caused thousands of flight cancellations and left over 300,000 passengers stranded at airports.
In the early morning of Tuesday, 8 Sep 2026 GMT+7, Indonesia's Ministry of Transportation announced the reopening of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta along with five other airports, after several days of temporary closures caused by volcanic ash from the eruption, which stranded hundreds of thousands of passengers.
The Anak Krakatau volcano, located in the strait between Java and Sumatra islands, erupted last Saturday, spewing lava and volcanic ash into the air, affecting flight safety.
Previously, Indonesian authorities ordered the closure of eight airports, disrupting nearly 3,000 flights and leaving over 340,000 passengers stranded. On Monday alone, more than 240 flights at Jakarta's main airport were canceled or delayed, affecting around 30,000 passengers.
However, in the early morning of Tuesday, Indonesia's Ministry of Transportation authorized the reopening of six airports, including the main Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (Jakarta), and Husein Sastranegara Airport (Bandung), while two airports remain closed.
Airlines are expediting the process to clear stranded passengers and get them to their destinations, while the government has prepared six alternative airports to accommodate flights originally scheduled to land in Jakarta.
Anak Krakatau is one of five volcanoes in Indonesia currently under alert level 3, the second highest warning level.
Officials have confirmed there is no current risk of a tsunami, unlike in 2018 when a violent eruption of Anak Krakatau caused a flank collapse into the sea, triggering a tsunami that killed over 437 people and injured thousands.
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Source:cna