Bali-bound passengers from Dubai stranded in Jakarta

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Bali-bound passengers from Dubai are stranded in Jakarta for a second day, after the airport in Bali closed due to volcanic ash. Nearly 700 flights have been cancelled since Mount Rinjani in the island of Lombok started spewing ash last weekend. One Emirates passenger, Bonny Kenzie, was scheduled to meet family in Bali, but is still stuck in the Indonesian capital.

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