PRAYA CENTRAL LOMBOK (ANTARA) – PT Angkasa Pura I, the national airport operator of Lombok International Airport in West Nusa Tenggara, said flight activity at the airport was affected by the eruption of Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java on Friday. I said I didn’t receive it.
“Until now, there has been no impact,” a spokesperson for PT Angkasa Pura I – Lombok Airport, Arif Haryanto, said here on Saturday.
He said flights from Lombok to Surabaya, as well as other domestic and international flights, are still operating on their normal schedule.
“No flight delays, everything is normal,” he said.
He said the number of passengers at Lombok airport in the second week of January 2023 averaged 5,300 per day.
Earlier, Mount Semeru, which stands at 3,676 meters above sea level, erupted a volcanic plume reaching 500 to 1,000 meters on Friday (January 13).
“According to the reports we received, there were four eruptions, with smoke reaching 500-1,000 meters in height. Gray smoke was flying north and southwest,” Hadi Siswoyo said. Said.
Three lava avalanches with a gliding distance of 800 meters were also observed towards Besuk Kobokan from 6am to 12pm local time on January 13, based on reports from the Semeru Volcano Observatory staff on Mount Sawur. .
With Mount Semeru at Level III or on alert, reports say it’s natural for it to erupt every day.
“So far there have been no effects from the Semeru eruption, which spewed smoke reaching 1,000 meters in height, but rapid response teams continue to monitor developments on the ground.”
Meanwhile, the Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center (PVMBG) has asked the public to refrain from any activity in the southeast along Besk Kobokan, about 13 kilometers from Semeru’s crater.
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