REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KUTA -- Five foreign airlines cancelled 19 flights to and from Bali, after the eruption of Mount Barujari located in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.

"It's a technical matter for the airlines that have cancelled their flights to Bali. In fact, the airport has resumed its operations," General Manager of PT Angkasa Pura I of the Ngurah Rai International Airport Trikora Harjo, said here, Friday.

The five airlines were Emirates Airlines that cancelled three flights, AirAsia (1 flight), Malaysia Airlines (1), Jetstar (9 flights) and Virgin Australia (5 flights).

The state airport operator Angkasa Pura I has been coordinating with the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) to closely monitor the weather and the direction of the wind that might carry volcanic ash from Mount Barujari.