Volcanic Ash Forces Flight Cancellations at Radin Inten II
An eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau on Saturday, September 5, 2026, sent volcanic ash into airspace along flight routes between Lampung and Jakarta, triggering cancellations and delays at Radin Inten II International Airport in Bandarlampung. The disruption affected both incoming and outgoing services and continued into the following day.
Which Flights Were Affected
Three services were outright canceled on Saturday. Transnusa flight 5205 from Cengkareng (CGK) to Lampung (TKG) did not operate, nor did the return Transnusa 5206 from Lampung to Jakarta. Lion Air flight 242, also inbound from Cengkareng to Lampung, was canceled as well.
By Sunday, September 6, the situation had shifted from cancellations to delays. Garuda Indonesia flight 073 departing Lampung for Jakarta, and two Citilink Indonesia services, flight 904 inbound from Cengkareng and flight 905 outbound to Jakarta, all experienced postponed departure or arrival times.
Kiki Eprina Arieanti, general manager of PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia's Radin Inten II International Airport, confirmed the disruptions in a statement received Sunday. She said the cancellations were made specifically to protect the safety of passengers and flight crews, and that the airport's operations team had coordinated with airlines and relevant agencies to assist affected travelers and provide regular schedule updates.
What Travelers Should Do
Arieanti urged anyone traveling through Radin Inten II to monitor their flight schedules closely and contact their airline directly to confirm departure times before heading to the airport. The airport management, operating under InJourney Airports, said it remained in coordination with all relevant parties and expressed hope that the eruption situation would be brought under control soon.
The ash cloud's reach is a reminder that Anak Krakatau, located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, sits directly beneath one of the busiest short-haul air corridors in western Indonesia. Eruptions here have historically caused cascading disruptions across multiple routes. ANTARA, which first reported these details, also noted separately that Bandar Lampung city authorities were providing care for residents exposed to volcanic ash on the ground.
Why It Matters for Hosts
Independent accommodation operators in Lampung should treat volcanic activity on Anak Krakatau as a recurring operational variable, not a rare emergency. When ash enters flight corridors, guests arriving by air face cancellations or significant delays with little advance notice. Hosts can act now by building a simple protocol: maintain a list of current airline contact numbers to share with incoming guests, set up alerts through Indonesia's PVMBG (Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation) for eruption status changes, and prepare a brief communication template that can be sent quickly when disruptions are announced. Offering flexible check-in windows during active eruption periods, and proactively reaching out to guests booked within the next 48 hours when ash warnings are issued, can meaningfully reduce guest stress and protect your property's reputation for reliability.
Details of the flight cancellations and delays were first reported by ANTARA on September 6, 2026. This post is published by the Qontaktly travel blog.
First reported by en.antaranews.com.