On Monday 1 August 2016 Mount Rinjani, an active volcano on the Balinese island of Lombok erupted. The eruption and resulting ash cloud caused the cancellation of a number of flights between Australia and Bali. A number of major airlines were affected including Virgin, Qantas and Jetstar. On this occasion, disruption was fairly minimal and most flights were simply delayed. A similar event occurred in November of 2015 when Mount Rinjani and Mount Ruang erupted, however the results were far more disruptive. For many travellers, their Bali holidays were either cancelled, or extended for up to 2 weeks – whether they wanted them to be or not.
There’s no need to be afraid of Bali’s volcanoes or volcanic ash clouds, and major disruptions like 2015 are pretty rare. In fact tourists have an interesting relationship with Bali and its volcanoes. They’re both drawn to them as mysterious and…
