"The airport reopens, and flights have returned to normal," Head of the Komodo Labuan Bajo Airport Management Unit (UPBU), Ceppy Triono, stated on Tuesday.
He explained that an official notification (NOTAM) regarding the airport's operations had been issued.
"Paper tests with negative results were carried out at 06:00 local time," Triono remarked.
He added that on Tuesday there would be 17 arriving flights and 18 departing flights at Komodo Airport.
“Hopefully, everything will be normal today,” he noted.
According to Triono, the airport authority will continue to conduct periodic paper tests to ensure that Komodo Airport and flights to and from the airport remain safe from volcanic ash from Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.
"The airport authority will continue to conduct paper tests, and airlines will conduct safety assessments and continue to monitor the movement of volcanic ash," Triono remarked.
The airport was temporarily closed after a paper test on Monday showed positive results for volcanic ash from Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki.
In addition to Komodo Airport, flights at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali and El Tari Airport in Kupang were also affected by the eruption.
On Monday, 24 departure and arrival flights were canceled at Bali Airport, affecting routes to Labuan Bajo, Australia, Singapore, and South Korea.
Meanwhile, El Tari Airport’s management announced on Monday that four flights between Kupang and Flores Island were canceled due to the eruption.
Two airlines, NAM Air and Wings Air, announced flight cancellations as a precaution against volcanic ash. They canceled four flights: from El Tari Airport to Frans Seda Maumere Airport and back; and from Kupang to Larantuka, East Flores, and back.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Monday, sending a volcanic ash column up to 18,000 meters above its peak.
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