Several airlines reported on Thursday that they had resumed flights to the tourist island of Bali, Indonesia. Indonesiaafter suspending numerous flights the previous day due to the eruption of a nearby volcano. No fewer than 83 international flights were cancelled on Wednesday, said the general manager of Bali International Airport in a statement, after a new eruption of a nearby volcano. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki eruptson the island of Flores, causing a column of ash 9 km high.

On Thursday, the Australian airlines Qantas and Jetstar resumed service to Bali, Qantas announced in a press release, citing conditions “better”. Jetstar will operate six flights during the day. Qantas, for its part, has announced one scheduled flight and two flights delayed the day before, and will continue to “monitor evolving conditions and volcanic activity”..

By Thursday morning, Bali airport had recorded a further 32 international flight cancellations, compared with 180 scheduled international flights, said the airport’s general manager, Ahmad Syaugi Shahab. He added that the volcanic ash had been moving away from the airport since Wednesday evening. “We hope that affected passengers will be able to resume their travel on Thursday.”he added.

The airport at Labuan Bajo, west of the tourist island of Flores and 300 km from the volcano at the eastern end of the same island, reopened on Thursday, according to its Instagram page. A tourist mecca, Labuan Bajo is the preferred departure point for cruises to the island of Komodo and its rare dragons, endemic lizards several meters long living in a national park. The Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano, some 800 km east of Bali, has erupted several times in recent days, killing nine people, injuring 31 and forcing 11,000 to evacuate.