This decision was made because of the volcano Agung, who on the eve of the eruption began. According to the Indonesian Center for Disasters, it is likely that it will be necessary to evacuate about one hundred thousand people.

It is also noted that it is because of the volcanic eruption that the airport can be blocked for 24 hours. In general, at the moment at the airport in Bali, almost 60,000 passengers remain blocked.

Since the airport of Bali I Gusti Ngurah Rai is located about 60 kilometers from the volcano, it remains closed, and on the eve of the canceled flights operated by Singapore Airlines, Sriwijaya, Garuda Indonesia, Malaysia Airlines and Jetstar.

In general, the airport said, it will affect 445 flights.

At the same time, the country's authorities for airlines have prepared five alternative airports, where incoming flights were diverted in neighboring provinces.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in Indonesia on the island of Bali, twice a week, there was an eruption of the volcano Agung.

As of Sunday evening, November 26, the ash column of the volcano Agung rose to a height of 7,600 meters.