Usagevpn.com – The volcano in Indonesia erupts canceling hundreds of flights and stranding more than 170,000 passengers across eight airports in western Java and the Sunda Strait region. Mount Anak Krakatau, situated roughly 150 kilometres from Jakarta, began venting lava and thick ash columns on Saturday, blanketing the skies above the country’s busiest aviation corridors and forcing a full weekend shutdown of commercial operations in the capital area.

Within hours of the Saturday eruption, drifting ash reached altitudes and lateral distances sufficient to endanger aircraft engines and reduce visibility at multiple airfields. Indonesia’s transport ministry confirmed that operations were suspended at eight terminals across the region, effectively halting a large share of domestic and international traffic for Jakarta and surrounding islands. Airport staff scrambled to rebook or refund tickets for passengers caught mid-journey, while families separated across provinces, business travellers missing critical meetings, and tourists locked into non-refundable hotel bookings…