Indonesian transport authorities said Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport resumed operations on Tuesday after being shut for several days, following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatoa on Saturday, which affected thousands of travellers.
Cheung Kit-man, chairman of the Hong Kong Employment Agencies Association, said the stranded travellers included 150 to 200 helpers heading to Hong Kong, including new employees and workers returning after their holidays.
Some were expected to fly out on Wednesday as operations resumed, but agencies remained concerned flights could be suspended again if further eruptions occurred, he said.
“Of course we are worried, because it is a natural phenomenon and [the volcano] can erupt at any time. No one can predict it,” Cheung said. “If it does erupt again, we already have contingency plans in place.”
He said that some workers had been diverted to depart from Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city, located east of Jakarta and currently unaffected by the eruptions.
