Indonesia and particularly Bali are ridiculously popular holiday destinations. However, t he islands (of which there are about 17,500) are home to around 130 active volcanoes –

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,

Three Australian airlines have cancelled flights to and from Bali after a volcanic eruption in nearby Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki created a dangerous 9km ash cloud. Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia flights scheduled for Nov 12 and Nov 13 have been grounded, leaving affected travellers stranded, reported British newspaper The Guardian.