KOTA KINABALU, April 18: Several Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia flights between Sabah, Sarawak, and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) were canceled today due to the volcanic eruption at Mount Ruang, Indonesia.
Malaysia Airlines, in a statement on X today, informed that the airline will cancel several impacted flights and advised passengers to check on their latest flight status and travel advisory.
“Due to a volcanic eruption that occurred at Mount Ruang, Indonesia, Malaysia Airlines will be cancelling several flights to/from KL International Airport (KUL) to Sabah and Sarawak,” said the statement.
Cancellation of MAS flights on April 18, 2024 due to Mount Ruang volcanic eruption include:
To/from Sabah:
* MH7420 (KUL-TWU)
* MH7421 (TWU-KUL)
* MH2612 (KUL-BKI)
* MH2621 (BKI-KUL)
* MH2710 (KUL-SDK)
* MH2711 (SDK-KUL)
* MH2610 (KUL-BKI)
* MH2611 (BKI-KUL)
* MH7404 (KUL-BKI)
* MH7405 (BKI-KUL)
* MH2613 (BKI-KUL)
To/from Sarawak:
* MH2520 (KUL-KCH)
* MH2513 (KCH-KUL)
* MH2542 (KUL-KCH)
* MH2543 (KCH-KUL)
* MH2574 (KUL-MYY)
* MH2575 (MYY-KUL)
* MH2742 (KUL-BTU)
* MH2473 (BTU-KUL)
Meanwhile, eight of the scheduled AirAsia flights between KLIA and Tawau have been canceled, AirAsia said in a statement today
Also canceled are eight flights between KLIA and Kota Kinabalu, totaling in 16 flights impacted between KLIA, Kota Kinabalu and Tawau.
AirAsia added it has notified all affected passengers, and passengers who are travelling to or from the affected destinations are encouraged to check their registered email and mobile phones, as well to go to airasia.com/flightstatus for their flight status.
“AirAsia is continuing to monitor Mount Ruang volcanic activity and will provide more information on the latest developments,” the statement added.
Mount Ruang, a stratovolcano on a small island in the North Sulawesi Province, first erupted at 9:45 pm on Tuesday (1345 GMT) and four times throughout Wednesday.
More than 11,000 people have been told to evacuate, and Indonesia’s volcanology agency raised the alert level to four, the highest on the scale. – TVS
