Indonesia reopens airports after volcano eruption leaves 340,000 stranded 

Global Aviation Resilience and Ongoing Recovery As regional carriers work through massive flight backlogs and authorities monitor shifting atmospheric patterns, the crisis underscores the profound vulnerability of Southeast Asian transit corridors to sudden geological disruptions, prompting international aviation bodies to reevaluate rapid-response protocols for volcanic ash hazards."We thought we would just sleep at the airport for a few hours and then take the morning flight home [on Monday].

Volcanic ash soared as high as 6,000 meters on the Java side and reached up to 15,000 meters on the Sumatra side, heavily affecting parts of Banten province.