BREAKING NEWS Australian airports thrown into chaos as flights are DELAYED to Bali after volcano erupted
The eruption on Monday sent ash and other volcanic material as high as 18 kilometres into the sky, causing at least five Virgin and Jetstar flights from Australia to be cancelled.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, which has erupted for a second time in as many months, also caused multiple delays at Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport.
The chaos continued on Tuesday morning as more flights from Australia were delayed or cancelled.
Virgin Australia has delayed two scheduled morning departures out of Brisbane and Melbourne to Denpasar until later on Tuesday.
'Our team of expert meteorologists is closely monitoring conditions and ash cloud activity following the eruption of Mount Lewotobi yesterday,' a Virgin Australia spokesperson said.
'We encourage guests travelling to or from Bali today to closely monitor their flight status via the Virgin Australia website or app.'
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