Several flights to and from Bali have been cancelled after the Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano began spewing ash as high as 9km in the sky.

Airlines in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia and Singapore cancelled flights to and from Bali on Wednesday, after a nearby volcano catapulted an ash tower into the sky.

The volcano spewed a 9km (6.2 miles) ash column into the sky over the weekend, one week after a major eruption killed 10 people

Several Australian airlines have canceled flights to and from the popular Indonesian vacation island of Bali after an erupting volcano gushed a column of hot ash miles into the sky.

STORY: Passengers were stranded at an airport in Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Wednesday (November 13) as several international carriers canceled flights due to volcanic eruptions.Jetstar and Qantas said they had stopped flights to the tourist hotspot for safety reasons.

Airlines cancelled flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Wednesday, leaving travellers stranded after a nearby volcano catapulted an ash tower miles into the sky.

Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia have resumed flights to Bali after a volcano forced cancellations, with plans for further recovery flights in the future.

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,