Eid holiday passengers stranded as Indonesia volcanoes close airports

July 18, 2015 01:51

Thousands of passengers traveling home for the Muslim Eid festival have been stranded in Indonesia after five airports were closed because of ash spewing from two erupting volcanoes.

Fears over airspace safety let to the closure of four small airports on Java, Indonesia's most populous island, after fresh eruptions from Mt Raung, on the east of the island.

National airline Garuda Indonesia suspended flights to and from Abdul Rachman Saleh airport in Malang, Blimbingsari airport in Banyuwangi and Noto Hadinegoro airport in Jember.

The same volcano last week temporarily caused the closure of airports including Bali's Denpasar International.

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