JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities on Monday (Apr 22) lowered the alert level of a remote volcano that erupted more than half a dozen times in the last week, while the nearest international airport reopened
WITH the eruption of Mount Ruang in Sulawesi kicking off on April 16 and the subsequent upending of the travel plans of many due to all the airport closures and cancelled flights, it is only natural that many have questioned the need for such measures.
A total of 327 evacuees of the Mount Ruang eruption in Sitaro District, North Sulawesi, arrived at the Indonesian Navy's Main Naval Base (Lantamal) VIII .
State-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I at Sam Ratulangi International Airport in Manado, North Sulawesi, has extended the airport closure for flight .
Indonesia needs to anticipate impacts of geopolitical tensions escalating in the Middle East on tourism visits by drawing more direct flights from countries .