Bali flights unaffected as Mount Agung erupts
After weeks of unease over seismic activity at Bali’s Mount Agung, the volcano has finally erupted.
It began spewing smoke and ash late Tuesday with clouds rising about 700 metres above the peak.
It has been categorised as a low level eruption by Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency but advises all tourists to monitor local news reports and follow the advice of local authorities.
"Tourism in Bali is also safe, other than the dangerous radius around Mount Agung" said spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.
Tourists are warned to stay outside the existing six to seven kilometre exclusion zone around the volcano and not to climb Mount Agung, which is the highest point on the island.
There is no immediate danger to air traffic at the moment and the international airport, located some distance away in South Bali remains open.
All scheduled flights with Jetstar and Virgin Australia will operate as planned for the time being.
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