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The Star
an hour ago
- The Star
Many flights to Indonesia's Bali cancelled after volcano eruption
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki spews smoke and volcanic ash as seen from Kawalelo village in East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, June 17, 2025. REUTERS/Floriana Jijiana J. Tobin JAKARTA (Reuters) -Several flights to the Indonesian resort island of Bali were cancelled or delayed and the airport in Maumere inEast Nusa Tenggara province was closed due to the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, officials said on Wednesday. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, which is in East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted on Tuesday, spewing ash 11 km (6.84 miles) high, forcing the country's volcanology agency to raise the alert level to the highest. It erupted again on Wednesday morning, belching a 1 km (0.62 mile) high ash cloud, the agency said in a statement. Several international flights from India, Singapore and Australia to Bali were cancelled due to the eruption, the Bali international airport website showed. Singapore Airlines cancelled four flights between Bali's Denpasar airport and Singapore, and its budget subsidiary Scoot cancelled flights to Bali and the neighbouring island Lombok, the airlines said. Qantas' low-cost carrier JetStar cancelled several morning flights to Bali from Australia and expects afternoon flights to be delayed. "Forecasts show the ash cloud is expected to clear by later tonight," JetStar said in a midday travel bulletin. The government closed the Fransiskus Xaverius Seda airport in Maumere from Wednesday until Thursday "to ensure the safety of the passengers," said the airport operator AirNav in its Instagram post. The eruption also forced local authorities to evacuate dozens of residents living in two villages near the volcano, Avi Hallan, an official at the local disaster mitigation agency told Reuters. "Streets in the two villages were filled with thick ash, gravel, and sand," she said, adding no casualties were reported. The volcano last erupted in May. Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of high seismic activity atop multiple tectonic plates. (Reporting by Ananda Teresia; additional reporting by Lisa Barrington; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)
Otago Daily Times
7 hours ago
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
Dunedin Airport lashes out at government
Dunedin Airport has accused the government of double-dipping and questionable law-making in a submission calling on it to abandon a move which raises the cost of bringing back international flights. Under the new legislation, airports that intend to start or restart international services will be required to pay for the establishment costs for border services. The new regulations are expected to come into force shortly, but Dunedin Airport's chief executive Daniel De Bono argued it was tantamount to double-dipping from the government, as the costs of processing international travellers would be funded from the existing border processing levies. In the letter to Parliament's regulation review committee, Mr De Bono said: "We cannot comprehend why a government that is focused on economic growth would make new regulations that are targeted at regional airports and severely inhibit their ability to develop international connectivity." Dunedin Airport had international flights from 1995 until Covid-19 hit the industry in 2020. It resumes international flights this month, with a JetStar connection to the Gold Coast. "As with all international routes at smaller airports, the economics are finely balanced," Mr De Bono's letter said. "When negotiating and agreeing terms, Dunedin Airport and JetStar did not anticipate that the government would take steps to impose significant additional costs on the venue. "The wider effect of cost recovery ... is to create a real constraint on regional tourism and economic growth." Mr De Bono said he did not believe the original intention of the Act was to "unexpectedly be used to impose more levies". This would lead to "serious unfairness and unreasonableness" for airports attempting to re-establish international travel and would have immediate effect on Dunedin Airport, he said. Mr De Bono also provided a legal letter from law firm Russell McVeagh. The legal letter also cast doubts on the government's approach. "Our view is that the proposal to now recover costs under the Airports Act is legally unnecessary," it said. "In pursuing options for recovery under the Airports Act, Cabinet and officials appear to be relying on a mistaken view of the law, leaving their decisions open to legal challenge. "It cannot be correct that there is a presumption in favour of using the Airports Act for new international airports simply because it exists." In response, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard told the Otago Daily Times customs screening at airports had been cost-recovered for decades. "Cost recovery is for the actual and reasonable cost of providing biosecurity and customs services. "In relation to Dunedin International Airport, the Ministry for Primary Industries [MPI] has worked hard to ensure the establishment costs are fair and reasonable, including reusing existing equipment where possible. "Under the Airports Act, if an airport chooses to start or re-start international air services, the costs incurred by the MPI and New Zealand Customs to establish a traveller processing capacity (establishment costs) and the processing of travellers (operating costs) can be recovered from the airport." Mr Hoggard said cost recovery for establishing or re-establishing international flights was "reasonable" as "the benefits from these flights are received by the airport and those who use the airport".
Otago Daily Times
13 hours ago
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
Airport challenges govt regulations
Dunedin Airport has accused the government of double-dipping and questionable law-making in a submission calling on it to abandon a move which raises the cost of bringing back international flights. Under the new legislation, airports that intend to start or restart international services will be required to pay for the establishment costs for border services. The new regulations are expected to come into force shortly, but Dunedin Airport's chief executive Daniel De Bono argued it was tantamount to double-dipping from the government, as the costs of processing international travellers would be funded from the existing border processing levies. In the letter to Parliament's regulation review committee, Mr De Bono said: "We cannot comprehend why a government that is focused on economic growth would make new regulations that are targeted at regional airports and severely inhibit their ability to develop international connectivity." Dunedin Airport had international flights from 1995 until Covid-19 hit the industry in 2020. It resumes international flights this month, with a JetStar connection to the Gold Coast. "As with all international routes at smaller airports, the economics are finely balanced," Mr De Bono's letter said. "When negotiating and agreeing terms, Dunedin Airport and JetStar did not anticipate that the government would take steps to impose significant additional costs on the venue. "The wider effect of cost recovery ... is to create a real constraint on regional tourism and economic growth." Mr De Bono said he did not believe the original intention of the Act was to "unexpectedly be used to impose more levies". This would lead to "serious unfairness and unreasonableness" for airports attempting to re-establish international travel and would have immediate effect on Dunedin Airport, he said. Mr De Bono also provided a legal letter from law firm Russell McVeagh. The legal letter also cast doubts on the government's approach. "Our view is that the proposal to now recover costs under the Airports Act is legally unnecessary," it said. "In pursuing options for recovery under the Airports Act, Cabinet and officials appear to be relying on a mistaken view of the law, leaving their decisions open to legal challenge. "It cannot be correct that there is a presumption in favour of using the Airports Act for new international airports simply because it exists." In response, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard told the Otago Daily Times customs screening at airports had been cost-recovered for decades. "Cost recovery is for the actual and reasonable cost of providing biosecurity and customs services. "In relation to Dunedin International Airport, the Ministry for Primary Industries [MPI] has worked hard to ensure the establishment costs are fair and reasonable, including reusing existing equipment where possible. "Under the Airports Act, if an airport chooses to start or re-start international air services, the costs incurred by the MPI and New Zealand Customs to establish a traveller processing capacity (establishment costs) and the processing of travellers (operating costs) can be recovered from the airport." Mr Hoggard said cost recovery for establishing or re-establishing international flights was "reasonable" as "the benefits from these flights are received by the airport and those who use the airport".
Otago Daily Times
08-06-2025
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
JetStar launches 'Sweet-16 Sale'
JetStar is offering one-way fares from as low as $55 out of Christchurch to mark its 16th year in the New Zealand market. Its 'Sweet-16 Sale' will see discounted fares on more than 55,000 one-way flights from mid-July. Club Jetstar members will have 12 hours of exclusive early access to the sale fares from noon today. Travellers can also sign up to become a Club Jetstar member at when making a booking. Public access to the sale will be available from midnight tonight. It will run for five days. Christchurch to Wellington flights will be available from $55^, while Christchurch to Melbourne will be available from $184^.
NZ Herald
08-06-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
JetStar launches sale on domestic international flights from New Zealand
JetStar has launched a network-wide sale with one-way fares as low as $55 to celebrate 16 years in the New Zealand market. As part of its 'Sweet-16 Sale', the airline has discounted more than 55,000 one-way fares for travel from mid-July. Club Jetstar members will
