Indonesia and particularly Bali are ridiculously popular holiday destinations. However, t he islands (of which there are about 17,500) are home to around 130 active volcanoes –

Dozens of flights to and from holiday island Bali in Indonesia were grounded as a volcano spewed a six-mile ash plume into the sky on Wednesday. Thousands of passengers were left stranded as airlines in Australia,

Three Australian airlines have cancelled flights to and from Bali after a volcanic eruption in nearby Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki created a dangerous 9km ash cloud. Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia flights scheduled for Nov 12 and Nov 13 have been grounded, leaving affected travellers stranded, reported British newspaper The Guardian.

"Due to volcanic ash caused by the Mount Lewotobi eruption in Indonesia, it is currently not safe to operate flights to and from Bali," the company said in an advisory. In response to CNA queries, a Singapore Airlines (SIA) spokesperson confirmed that two SIA flights were cancelled after the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki.

AirAsia announced the cancellation, delay, and rescheduling of several air activities for AirAsia Malaysia, AirAsia X, AirAsia Thailand, and AirAsia Indonesia from and to Bali, Lombok, and Labuan Bajo on Wednesday,

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Several airlines resumed flights to Bali on Thursday, after cancelling trips to and from the Indonesian resort island due to huge eruptions at a nearby

Jetstar and Qantas will resume limited flying in and out of Bali today. Thousands of Australians have been left stranded after ash from a volcanic eruption grounded flights yesterday. Qantas Group says conditions have improved for today and it will be running nine recovery flights in and out of Denpasar.