Eighty-three international routes were cancelled on Wednesday, the general manager of Bali's international airport said in a statement, after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spewed a 9km tower of ash into the sky. The volcano has erupted more than a dozen times over the last two weeks, killing at least nine people and forcing the evacuation of thousands.

Frustrated passengers have spoken out amid airport chaos on Wednesday, with flights to Bali cancelled due to an erupting volcano in Indonesia.