Holidaymakers heading for Bali have suffered another setback after their delayed Air New Zealand plane was forced to return to Auckland today.
Bali's airport at Denpasar was closed for days as clouds of gritty ash - potentially hazardous to airline jet engines - spewed from Mount Raung in eastern Java.
Thousands of travellers were left stranded as airlines worldwide had to cancel flights.
The airport reopened on Saturday but the ash is still causing havoc in the Denpasar airspace.
Delayed Air New Zealand flight NZ245 took off from Auckland about 3.20am on Sunday, after an almost 12-hour wait after its scheduled departure time of 4.20pm on Saturday.