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Flights suspended at Indonesia's main airport due to volcanic eruption

Mount Anak Krakatoa is an active volcano that sits in the Sunda Strait, between the islands of Java and Sumatra.

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00:02Indonesia's Sukarno-Hatta International Airport suspended flight operations on Sunday after an
00:07eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano. The volcano produced a fountain of lava and booming sounds
00:14that could be heard up to 700 kilometers away, the geology agency said in a statement,
00:20adding that two new eruptions were recorded on Sunday. Authorities suspended operations
00:25at the airport from 1.30 a.m. local time on Sunday morning after ash from the volcano was detected
00:31in the airspace surrounding the airport. More than 22,000 passengers have been affected by
00:36the suspension, with 209 flights impacted, in particular to and from Singapore.

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