Indonesia’s Yogyakarta airport, which had been closed for about two weeks by the eruption of the Mount Merapi volcano, has reopened for operations, officials said.
Merapi, which means “Mountain of Fire”, has killed 283 people since it began erupting last month and more than 270,000 are still living in temporary shelters.
Volcanic ash and clouds belched high into the sky threatened the safety of aircraft, causing dozens of international flights to and from the country to be cancelled.
But the mountain’s activity level has now decreased, although an alert remains in place.
“The Yogyakarta airport has resumed operation at 12:00 pm (0500 GMT) today. The effect of volcanic ash has been insignificant,” transportation ministry director general of aviation Herry Bhaki said.
US president Barack Obama’s whirlwind visit to Jakarta was cut short by the threat of volcanic ash last week.
