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Darwin flights cancelled!
News reporting there has been a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, with the ash cloud moving towards Darwin. All international & domestic flights cancelled as a result.
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Flights around Australia may be disrupted by a major volcanic eruption in Indonesia.
All flights in and out of Darwin International Airport have been cancelled following the eruption of Sangeang Api, off the northeast coast of the Indonesian island of Sumbawa on Friday evening.
Emile Jansons, the manager of the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre at the Bureau of Meteorology in Darwin, said a massive volcanic ash cloud is already affecting Australian air space.
"It has currently reached the Australian coast. It has reached the Kimberley coast (in Western Australia)," he told AAP.
"It is spreading east and it may dissipate, so it is not clear how far east it will get.
"It is not yet clear if it will affect the eastern seaboard."
Mr Jansons said volcanic ash can be hazardous to aircraft but the decision whether or not to fly is a safety and economic decision that rests with individual airlines.
Darwin International Airport's website shows all incoming and outgoing flights have been cancelled.
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Flights around Australia may be disrupted by a major volcanic eruption in Indonesia.
All flights in and out of Darwin International Airport have been cancelled following the eruption of Sangeang Api, off the northeast coast of the Indonesian island of Sumbawa on Friday evening.
Emile Jansons, the manager of the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre at the Bureau of Meteorology in Darwin, said a massive volcanic ash cloud is already affecting Australian air space.
"It has currently reached the Australian coast. It has reached the Kimberley coast (in Western Australia)," he told AAP.
"It is spreading east and it may dissipate, so it is not clear how far east it will get.
"It is not yet clear if it will affect the eastern seaboard."
Mr Jansons said volcanic ash can be hazardous to aircraft but the decision whether or not to fly is a safety and economic decision that rests with individual airlines.
Darwin International Airport's website shows all incoming and outgoing flights have been cancelled.
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No the heat in a turbine melts the ash and basically turns it into glass across the hot section
Bummer another spike in the global warming scale that be blamed on all off us
Bummer another spike in the global warming scale that be blamed on all off us
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Sounds like it.
Reminds me of when Qantas stranded me in South America a few years ago, by diverting/grounding all their flights to/from Buenos Aires due to Vulcanic eruption/ash.
Trouble was EVERY other airline was still flying. So you only got stranded on the other side of the world, if you were flying with Qantas
And once again, it seems the rest of the world is still flying around Indonesia.
Thanks again Joycie! You make my choices for flying in the future very easy.
Reminds me of when Qantas stranded me in South America a few years ago, by diverting/grounding all their flights to/from Buenos Aires due to Vulcanic eruption/ash.
Trouble was EVERY other airline was still flying. So you only got stranded on the other side of the world, if you were flying with Qantas
And once again, it seems the rest of the world is still flying around Indonesia.
Thanks again Joycie! You make my choices for flying in the future very easy.
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If you plotted where MT SANGEANG is, with the ash cloud moving SE, you will see why most of Indonesia is unaffected!
The eruption is clearly visible on the SATPIX at 08Z yesterday!
If you plotted where MT SANGEANG is, with the ash cloud moving SE, you will see why most of Indonesia is unaffected!
The eruption is clearly visible on the SATPIX at 08Z yesterday!
Bummer another spike in the global warming scale that be blamed on all off us
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Major volcanic eruptions can have a cooling effect due to sulphur dioxide and some other effects... Maybe it will get us off the hook a little longer?
Three good iPhone Apps I've utilised which have been great, especially in that region are "VAAC"; "ubAlert" and "iEarthquake".
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500, normally your posts are will thought out...not so today.
And pj if you want to take saftey advice from the local airlines up there on If it's safe or not to fly well no wonder your a passenger and not a pilot
And pj if you want to take saftey advice from the local airlines up there on If it's safe or not to fly well no wonder your a passenger and not a pilot
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