Transportation Ministry prepares alternative airports amid Mount Anak Krakatau eruption

Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi (second right), accompanied by Head of the Soekarno-Hatta Class I Airport Authority Office Putu Eka Cahyadhi (right), reviews a flight movement chart on a monitor after a limited meeting at the Command Center in Terminal 1B of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, Sunday (Sept. 6, 2026). The Transportation Ministry prepared several alternative airports to anticipate flight disruptions caused by volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau, including Kertajati International Airport in West Java, Ahmad Yani International Airport in Semarang, and Juanda International Airport in Surabaya. ANTARA FOTO/Muhammad Iqbal/wsj/M052

Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi gives a press statement on the closure of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport after a limited meeting at the Command Center in Terminal 1B of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, Sunday (Sept. 6, 2026). The Transportation Ministry prepared several alternative airports to anticipate flight disruptions caused by volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau, including Kertajati International Airport in West Java, Ahmad Yani International Airport in Semarang, and Juanda International Airport in Surabaya. ANTARA FOTO/Muhammad Iqbal/wsj/M052