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KLIA is serving as an alternate airport for flights diverted from Jakarta, after Mount Anak Krakatau's eruption forced the closure of seven Indonesian airports.

CAAM says it's assisting Indonesia by absorbing some inbound traffic.

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00:01Malaysia is helping ease the chaos caused by volcanic ash over Indonesia,
00:06with KLIA serving as an alternate airport for flights originally bound for Jakarta.
00:12For Malaysia, we assist them in actually supporting them as an alternate airport.
00:18So those inbound to Jakarta, some of the aircraft are diverted to KLIA.
00:23So we are supporting them in that.
00:26Since when, how many flights sent to Jakarta?
00:30Flights into Jakarta, I'm not sure because that's their responsibility.
00:36But so far, we receive only two diversions that are supposed to go to Jakarta.
00:42It comes as seven Indonesian airports, including two serving Jakarta,
00:47remain shut following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau.
00:51Indonesia's Transport Ministry says more than 270,000 passengers have been affected,
00:57with over 2,300 flights delayed, diverted, or cancelled.
01:03Jakarta's main airport, Sukarno Hata, is set to remain closed until 6pm local time,
01:09along with six other airports.
01:11One airport in South Sumatra has since reopened.
01:16Volcanologists say windy, dry conditions are scattering the sulphur and silica laden ash,
01:21a serious risk to aircraft engines.
01:23Ash towers have reportedly reached as high as 50,000 feet in parts of Sumatra and Bantan province.
01:29All orders.over
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01:35brings to the ship's end to the ship, which
01:35we're being sent to the ship to the ship. These
01:35are just the ship, which I can't imagine. From
01:35the ship's end to the ship, the
01:40ship has logs, and the ship is struggling to get back to the ship, and
01:40course, the ship's end to the ship is now possible. The
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