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Volcanic eruption temporarily closes Frans Xavier Seda Airport in Indonesia

Jakarta, Feb 26 (UNI) Frans Xavier Seda Airport in Indonesia's eastern province of East Nusa Tenggara was temporarily closed on Wednesday following the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on the island of Flores, according to the flight navigation service AirNav Indonesia.
I Nyoman Oka Wirama, an official from AirNav Indonesia, told local media that the airport, located in the Sikka region, was closed for a day until the situation was deemed safe for flights.
The closure, he explained, was also prompted by a report from a pilot flying from the town of Maumere to Kupang, the provincial capital, on Wednesday morning. The pilot detected the smell of sulfur at an altitude between 5,000 and 11,000 feet.
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