A volcanic eruption has halted hundreds of flights at Indonesia’s main international airport, stranding tens of thousands of passengers. Authorities said 209 flights were suspended after ash from Mount Anak Krakatoa was detected in the airspace near Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Sunday morning. Two more eruptions occurred early Sunday, officials said. More than 22,000 people were affected by the suspension of flights, which lasted until 1:30 p.m. (06:30 GMT). The Transport Ministry said the pause in operations mainly affected flights to and from Singapore, also other international routes including Doha, Sydney and Kuala Lumpur. Authorities have confirmed that there is no tsunami warning related to the recent activity of the volcano, which is located in the Sunda Strait, between the islands of Java and Sumatra. Sporadically active since it emerged from the sea at the beginning of the last century in the caldera formed after the eruption of Mount Krakatoa in 1883. Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where there is high volcanic and seismic activity.
