Eruption of Indonesia's most active volcano caused Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia on Tuesday to cancel flights to the Indonesian cities of Yogyakarta and Solo for the day.
"The flights... to Yogya and Solo have been canceled only for November 2. We will update if there are any further developments," an AirAsia spokeswoman told AFP, referring to four flights to the cities.
Mount Merapi began erupting a week ago, forcing up to 50,000 people into temporary shelters, and on Monday spewed more heat clouds and ash.
Searing grey fumes and ash shot high into the sky and rolled down the slopes of the 2,914-metre mountain, spreading fear and panic among nearby residents in central Java.
Indonesia straddles major tectonic fault lines and has scores of active volcanoes, part of a region known as the "Ring of Fire" that circles the Pacific Ocean
"The flights... to Yogya and Solo have been canceled only for November 2. We will update if there are any further developments," an AirAsia spokeswoman told AFP, referring to four flights to the cities.
Mount Merapi began erupting a week ago, forcing up to 50,000 people into temporary shelters, and on Monday spewed more heat clouds and ash.
Searing grey fumes and ash shot high into the sky and rolled down the slopes of the 2,914-metre mountain, spreading fear and panic among nearby residents in central Java.
Indonesia straddles major tectonic fault lines and has scores of active volcanoes, part of a region known as the "Ring of Fire" that circles the Pacific Ocean
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