Krakatau ash keeps Indonesian airports shut

Closures widened; Qantas has cancelled Sydney and Melbourne flights to Jakarta.

Anak Krakatau volcano across the Sunda Strait at dusk — Photo: Dwi Bayu Radius / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Confirmed

Ash from Anak Krakatau is still grounding flights. Indonesia shut airports as the plume rose. Early reports said six. Later ministry and wire counts put eight. Qantas cancelled Sydney–Jakarta and Melbourne–Jakarta services.