Several Australian airlines on Wednesday cancelled their flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali, after a nearby volcano catapulted an ash tower miles into the sky. Australian tourists make up one of the biggest groups of tourists that visit the resort island every year.

Multiple flights in and out of Bali's airport, Denpasar are cancelled today after airlines grounded planes overnight.

A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted again on Saturday, sending a massive ash cloud nearly nine kilometers (over five miles) into the sky.

Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia have cancelled flights to and from Bali until at least Wednesday afternoon.

A number of flights between Australia and Bali have been cancelled as an Indonesian volcano continues to spew towering columns of hot ash.

Holiday-makers have been left stranded at airports in Australia and Indonesia after a severe volcanic eruption near Bali forced more than a dozen flights to be cancelled.

Some flights in and out of Bali have been grounded due to a volcanic eruption. Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin have all cancelled services to and from the popular tourist destination. It's due to Mount Lewotobi erupting several times this month,

Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia have all either cancelled or delayed flights due to ash clouds from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Indonesia, which has had several eruptions in recent days.