Because it is at the junction of plates, Indonesia often erupts volcanoes. Recently, Indonesia's Argonne volcano erupted, and many flights stopped. According to media reports, due to the impact of Indonesia's Argonne volcano eruption, China Eastern Airlines, Xiamen Airlines and other airlines announced the flight policy between China and Bali, and tourists who have bought tickets can refund or change tickets free of charge.
It is understood that at present, the local airport aviation warning has risen to the highest level in red, and some national airlines have cancelled flights to Bali. Wolalai International Airport in Bali is not closed at present, but it may be closed at any time if the volcanic ash spreads.
China Eastern Airlines announced on November 26 the measures for handling the passenger tickets related to Indonesia Bali route, providing the following rescheduling or refund schemes for the passengers involved in Bali trip within two weeks: the departure date of the leg between China and Indonesia Bali is November 26 (inclusive) - December 10 (inclusive) 2017. For tickets issued before 0:00 on the 26th, passengers can change the same route actually carried by China Eastern Airlines from December 11 to January 31, 2017 for free, or refund tickets at the original place of issue (in accordance with involuntary full refund).
Xiamen Airlines announced that it will suspend the transportation of passengers to Bali from today, and will determine the flight recovery time according to the operation conditions in the future. Xiamen Airlines will provide free refund and ticket change services for passengers who have already purchased tickets.
At the same time, in order to evacuate Chinese tourists in Bali in time, Xiamen Airlines will arrange to transfer flights to Bali and carry out flights back to China to avoid Chinese tourists staying in Bali.
According to the local disaster prevention department, the volcanic warning level is now the third level, with a radius of 6 kilometers around the crater and a radius of 7.5 kilometers from the north to the northeast and southwest to the south to the southeast of the crater. All residents or tourists are prohibited from activities.
The Consular Department of the Ministry of foreign affairs of China and the Consulate General of China in Denpasar also issued security reminders to remind Chinese citizens to travel cautiously to Bali in the near future. Chinese citizens in Bali should keep a high degree of vigilance, pay attention to their own security, do not go to the area around the volcano, and pay attention to the risk of staying behind.