00:00 Local airlines are gradually resuming flights to and from Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan.
00:09 Malaysia Airlines on Friday said some flights resumed on Thursday evening after the cancellation
00:14 of their flights throughout the day due to the eruption of the Mount Ruang volcano in
00:18 Indonesia's north Sulawesi.
00:21 The airline said while some flights scheduled for Friday had been cancelled due to weather
00:25 condition and operational safety, other flights would operate as scheduled.
00:30 They said such cancelled flights included those between Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu,
00:35 Tawau and Sandakan in the morning and afternoon.
00:39 AirAsia said they are also restoring their flight schedules from Friday.
00:43 They said they would be notifying the passengers on their flights.
00:47 In Manado, Indonesian authorities said the Samratulangi Airport, which is the main airport
00:52 in north Sulawesi, will be closed until 6pm.
00:56 They said the airport had been closed since Thursday due to showers of ash from the eruption.
01:01 The volcano has erupted several times since Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of more than
01:06 11,000 residents living around the area.
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