Ashy Travel

From the BBC:
"Indonesia volcanic ash shuts more airports on Eid eve"

 

Ash spewing from two volcanoes in Indonesia has shut three more airports, which means five are now closed as millions head home for the Eid holiday. The closures were sparked by eruptions at Mount Raung and Mount Gamalama. Raung, which has been rumbling for weeks, led to airport closures last week including at tourist hotspot Bali - that has since reopened. But thousands remain stranded at other airports including at Surabaya, Indonesia's second biggest city. On Thursday evening officials ordered shut the airports serving Surabaya and Malang in East Java - near Raung - and Ternate in North Maluku, near Gamalama.  Two other airports have remained closed since last week - Banyuwangi and Jember near Raung.  Volcanic ash can be dangerous for planes as it can get sucked into engines and melts. It could then turn into a kind of molten glass that coats the inside of engines and affects fuel flow, which can cause engines to shut off.

 

^ Not many people have heard about these volcanoes or the travel delays. It hasn't had the same impact it did when the volcanoes in Iceland shut-down European airspace a few years ago/ Of course that involved lots more people and countries. ^

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33562364