Bali travellers stranded as volcano closes airports

Perth : Travellers to and from Australia have been left stranded or unable to go on holiday after an erupting volcano forced Indonesia to close five airports on Friday.
Jetstar and Virgin cancelled all their flights between Australia and Bali’s Denpasar airport, hitting the school holiday season.
It is the second day of flight disruptions due to continued eruptions from Mount Raung. Some of those affected by the Bali closure have been speaking to the BBC about their situation:Erika Fitzgerald, who was on holiday in Bali, said she was due to start a new job near Sydney on Monday but will not make it back in time.
“My main concern at the moment is getting back for that,” she said. Instead of flying direct, she is now trying to get on a flight to Singapore on Saturday then three connecting flight back to Sydney.
“If we hadn’t taken the four flight option we wouldn’t have been able to get back till Sunday 19 [July],” she said.Janan Jedrzejewski said she had booked a Bali villa with a private pool as part of a post-breakup retreat.
“I wanted to go get my nails done and get mud baths and go back looking fabulous,” she said.
But when she arrived at the airport on Thursday night Jetstar staff told her the flight had been cancelled.
“I used to work for the airlines so take in my stride, [it’s] better safe than sorry, but I’m trying to cancel my villa,” Ms Jedrzejewski told the BBC.
Jake Powell said he managed to get back to Australia but his parents are stuck in Bali for another 10 days and may not be able to make a claim for the delay through their travel insurance.