Australian airlines cancel several flights from Australia to Bali after volcanic eruption

Jakarta: Australian airlines including Qantas, its low cost carrier JetStar, and Virgin Australia <VGN.AX) said on Monday that they have canceled several flights between Australia and the Indonesian island of Bali following a volcanic eruption.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, located in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted on Monday morning, spewing out an ash cloud reaching as high as 18 kilometres (11.18 miles).