Menhub Beberkan Hasil Terkini Tes Bandara Terdampak Abu Vulkanik
Hatta dan bandara sekitarnya sebelum membuka kembali operasional, dengan bandara alternatif seperti Kertajati, Juanda, Ahmad Yani, Adi Soemarmo, dan Yogyakarta Internasional disiapkan untuk melayani penerbangan. Berdasarkan BMKG, sebaran abu vulkanik terpantau bergerak ke arah barat daya dan diperkirakan masih terjadi hingga 8 September pukul 06.10 WIB.
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- Transport Minister Dudy Purwagandhi closed eight airports temporarily due to Mount Anak Krakatau volcanic ash.
- Closed airports: Soekarno-Hatta, Halim Perdanakusuma, Radin Inten, Budiarto, Husein Sastranegara, Taufiq Kiemas, Pondok Cabe, Atung Bungsu Pagar Alam.
- Atung Bungsu Pagar Alam reopened after evaluation showed no ash impact.
- Announcement made during limited meeting on disaster response with President Prabowo Subianto on Monday (7/9/2026).
- BMKG data at 12:30 recorded ash spread at 12:10.
- Ash observed at altitude of 15,000 feet.
- Ash moving southwest at 10 knots with steady intensity.
- Volcanic Ash Advisory Center forecast ash spread until 23:10 UTC or 06:10 WIB on 8 September.
- Kemenhub conducting paper tests to measure ash presence on surfaces.
- Four tests conducted at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport returned negative results.
- Soekarno-Hatta reopening delayed pending further checks due to shifting wind direction from east to west then back to east.
- Kemenhub prepared five alternative airports: Kertajati, Juanda, Ahmad Yani, Adi Soemarmo, Yogyakarta International.
- Garuda operating Kertajati flights to Jeddah, Madinah, and Amsterdam.
- Lion Air scheduled Kertajati to Jeddah flight same day.
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