Dozens of flights to and from holiday island Bali in Indonesia were grounded as a volcano spewed a six-mile ash plume into the sky on Wednesday. Thousands of passengers were left stranded as airlines in Australia,

Several flights to and from Bali have been cancelled after the Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano began spewing ash as high as 9km in the sky.

Several airlines have cancelled flights between Australia and Bali due to dangerous ash clouds from a volcano near the Indonesian holiday island. Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia advised passengers of the disruptions on Wednesday, saying the ash from Mount Lewotaobi Laki-laki made it unsafe to fly.

The volcano has erupted several times since the initial eruption, with the most recent eruption occurring around 6 pm on Tuesday night.

Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia have resumed flights to and from Bali after a huge ash cloud from a volcano in Indonesia forced them to axe services.

Several Australian airlines have canceled flights to and from the popular Indonesian vacation island of Bali after an erupting volcano gushed a column of hot ash miles into the sky.

Several international airlines cancelled flights to and from Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Wednesday, after further eruptions of a volcano that has spewed ash clouds as high as 10 km (32,808 ft) and forced thousands to evacuate.