2 Airports On Flores Island Affected By The Eruption Of Mount Lewotobi Men Back In Operation

Illustration: The TransNusa plane while at H. Hasan Aroeboesman Ende Airport, Flores. BETWEEN/Bernadus Tokan

NTT - At least two of the three airports on Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), which were closed due to the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki, have now reopened or operate.

"The two airports that are already operating normally are airports in Ende and airports in Bajawa," said PGS Legal, Compliance & Stakeholder Relations at El Tari Airport Kupang I Gusti Ngurah Yudi Saputra in Kupang, Thursday, confiscated by Antara.

This was conveyed in connection with the development of flights from El Tari Kupang Airport to a number of airports on Flores Island and vice versa, as a result of the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki on Tuesday 17 June.

Meanwhile, the airport in Maumere City, Sikka Regency, is still closed because volcanic ash is still flying in the district's airspace.

However, according to him, the reopening of airport operations in Ende and Bajawa was also while looking at the conditions in the area.

"If there is another eruption and the ash is still scattered in the area, it is likely to be closed again," he said.

Meanwhile, General Manager Airnav Kupang Branch I Nyoman Oka Wirawa said the two airports were reopened after the paper test results came out.

"The results of the paper test at H Hasan Aroeboesman Ende Airport and Soa Bajawa Airport were negative for volcanic ash," he said.

Previously on Tuesday (17/6) Mount Lewotobi Male-Laki in East Flores erupted again.

The eruption brought up a column of ash up to 10,000 meters above the peak or about 11,584 meters above sea level. The column of gray ash is thick, observed to spread to almost all corners of the wind's eye.

Although the intensity of the eruption is high, until this report was revealed there was no official information regarding the victims or damage from the surrounding village government.