Some travellers saved holiday plans by switching to Garuda Indonesia, which continued flying

Thousands of Australians remain stranded in Bali or have had their holidays cancelled after a volcanic eruption near the island created a dangerous ash cloud.

On Thursday morning Qantas and Jetstar resumed some flights between Bali and Australia, and Virgin was flying all scheduled flights. All three airlines had earlier cancelled flights to and from the island due to safety concerns from the ash which had spewed 9km into the air.

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