An Air India flight, enroute to Indonesia’s Bali from Delhi, returned to Delhi due to volcanic eruption in the archipelago on Wednesday.
The Air India flight AI2145 from Delhi to Bali was advised to return to Delhi due to reports of a volcanic eruption near the destination airport in Bali, the airliner said.
“Air India flight AI2145 on 18 June 2025 from Delhi to Bali was advised to air return to Delhi due to reports of volcanic eruption near destination airport Bali, in the interest of safety,” an Air India official said.
The flight landed safely at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport and all passengers were taken off the plane.
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“Inconvenience caused to passengers is sincerely regretted and every effort has been made to minimise it by providing hotel accommodation to the affected passengers. Full refunds on cancellation or complimentary rescheduling has also been offered to them if opted,” the official added.
Earlier, a total of 83 flights in Air India’s wide-body operations were cancelled, out of which 66 were Boeing 787 flights between June 12 and 17, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said on Tuesday.
Several flights to and from Bali were cancelled on Wednesday after a volcano in the archipelago’s east erupted, news agency AFP quoted authorities and airport officials as saying.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,584-metre volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted on Tuesday, shooting an ash tower 10 kilometres into the sky.
The flights cancelled to Bali included Jetstar and Virgin Australia flights to cities across Australia, Bali’s international airport website said.
Air India, Air New Zealand, Singapore’s Tigerair and China’s Juneyao Airlines also cancelled flights “due to volcano”.
