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Old 29th Nov 2017, 06:37
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Old 29th Nov 2017, 22:02
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Announced that Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia are to launch rescue flights to bring stranded holidaymakers back from Bali.
Jetstar said they would not be taking passengers up to Bali — only bringing people back.

While I can see the apparent logic for that, it does presume that all of their passengers are holidaying Australians.
It steps around the possibility that some passengers might be Indonesians wanting to get home. They may even be Balinese.
I could get a bit agitated myself if, in those circumstances, I were offered a ticket to Singapore instead.
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Old 29th Nov 2017, 22:53
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Having been involved in a few "rescue" missions I'd say if that's correct then they are looking at a narrow window to get people out. If there is no fuelling and no pax and bags to offload, then the turnaround can be done very quickly.I assume this op is daylight only, so no inbound may be the difference between an extra flights/day or not.

The airlines normally work together in these situations so its possible Garuda or another Indonesian operator is looking after the inbound.
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Old 1st Dec 2017, 00:39
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My niece and her friend just departed PER on Batik flight to DPS.
Not the only ones on the plane, but close.

TC Dahlia will start pulling air from the east (Bali) very soon, if it's not doing so already.
But reduced activity at the moment is giving some relief with the ash cloud.
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https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/bal...-ng-b88677555z

Bali volcano: Qantas, Jetstar rescue flights cancelled as Mt Agung ash cloud moves
Geoffrey Thomas, Aviation Editor, PerthNow
December 1, 2017 9:00AM
Jetstar and Qantas have cancelled all flights from Bali this afternoon because of new information on the movement of the ash cloud.

Both airlines had been in a race against forecast wind changes and the imminent explosive eruption of Mount Agung to clear passengers stranded on the holiday island.

The two airlines will still operate 11 flights this morning and early afternoon but neither airline is taking passengers to Bali.

It is unclear at this stage what other airlines are doing and passengers are urged to check airlines websites.

More tremors occurred yesterday and overnight and the time between them is decreasing while their strength is increasing according to the Indonesian seismic reports.

A major escalation of the eruption is expected at any time.

However, there has been a significant reduction in the amount of ash coming from Mount Agung prompting some officials to comment that the eruption may be over.

But on Twitter, noted volcanologist Dr Janine Krippner said that “this does not mean it is over”.

“Fluctuations in activity are a normal part of the life of volcanoes,” Dr Krippner said.

Indonesia’s Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Centre also warned that a more violent eruption remains likely.

Devy Kamil Syahbana, of the PVMBG, told Reuters: "We cannot predict whether it will be bigger than 1963, but according to our evaluation the potential for a full-scale eruption is still high.”

In 1963 the Mt Agung eruption killed more than 1600 and lasted over a year.
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Just noticed VH-OJT on the tarmac at DPS and leaving shortly for SYD. A check on Flight Aware reveals that she also did SYD-DPS-SYD yesterday. Bit surprised QF could rustle up a 747 for Bali.
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Originally Posted by LostProperty
Just noticed VH-OJT on the tarmac at DPS and leaving shortly for SYD. A check on Flight Aware reveals that she also did SYD-DPS-SYD yesterday. Bit surprised QF could rustle up a 747 for Bali.
Does it have windows ?
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Old 1st Dec 2017, 08:36
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As I hear it QF is a bit oversupplied with B744s to effect rescues when the A380 Blunderbuss falls over again somewhere. Hence it is available. Crewing, however, may be a different story.
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Or the A380 doing Hong Kong frees up a 744.
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