KUALA LUMPUR: More flights to and from Kuala Lumpur International Airport from Sabah and Sarawak have been cancelled today, due to the Gunung Ruang eruption in Indonesia.
Batik Air in a statement today announced that 12 of its flights scheduled for today had been cancelled.
The flights include:
• OD1002 (KUL-BKI)
• OD1003 (BKI-KUL)
• OD1006 (KUL-BKI)
• OD1007 (BKI-KUL)
• OD1632 (KUL-KCH)
• OD1633 (KCH-KUL)
• OD1636 (KUL-KCH)
• OD1637 (KCH-KUL)
• OD1900 (KUL-TWU)
• OD1901 (TWU-KUL)
• OD1906 (KUL-SBW)
• OD1907 (SBW-KUL)
"Batik Air will diligently monitor the situation and communicate any updates regarding our flight schedule to and from the affected destinations directly to our passengers.
"Additionally, timely updates will be accessible on our websites and social media channels.
"In the meantime, we are actively working to assist affected passengers by arranging alternative flights," the airline said.
Earlier, it was reported that 19 Malaysia Airlinss flights and 16 AirAsia flights had been cancelled.
Gunung Ruang, a stratovolcano in North Sulawesi Province, erupted several times on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Authorities had raised the alert level to its highest point after the dome spewed a column of smoke more than 1.6 kilometres into the sky, and forced hundreds to evacuate.
The alert level for the volcano, which has a peak of 725 metres above sea level, was then raised on Wednesday evening from three to four, the highest possible level in the four-tiered system.