It comes as Mt Agung’s ash cloud threatens to force more closures over the next few weeks.
One passenger, Keira Nolan, said she had been told the first available Jetstar flight to Perth was not until December 7.
Ms Nolan said: ”We’re going to try and go to another airport — we’re going to catch a bus and a ferry and another bus for 12 hours or something like that — hopefully it’s a straight direct flight, not a 12-hour flight.”
The volcano continues to erupt and despite warnings from authorities to evacuate, many residents have refused to move.
Jetstar Airways in a statement said: “Flying conditions around Denpasar Airport are predicted to remain clear today so Jetstar and Qantas plan to operate 10 scheduled and 6 relief flights from Bali to Australia.
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Bali’s international airport in Denpasar has reopened and flights following Mount Agung’s eruption
“This will see a total of 3,800 people returned to Australia today.
“Customers who have been booked on to these flights have been contacted directly.
“Volcanic activity and ash cloud are unpredictable so flights may be cancelled at short notice.
“Our senior pilots will make further assessment tonight (Thursday) and tomorrow morning based on the latest information from the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre. We will provide customers an update if the situation changes.
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Tens of thousands have already fled their homes around the volcano which last erupted in 1963, killing around 1,600 people but as many as 100,000 will likely be forced to leave in case of a full eruption
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Light from lava inside the crater is reflected off volcanic ash from Mount Agung seen from Jemeluk Beach in Bali
“Customers in Bali will be booked on relief flights in order of who has been disrupted longest.
“Due to the unpredictability of volcanic activity and the potential for further diversions and cancellations, we will not be operating any flights from Australia to Bali on Thursday.”
Yesterday Virgin Australia tweeted “Subject to a review of flying conditions tomorrow morning, Virgin Australia plans to operate recovery flights if conditions are deemed to be safe” following an earlier post which said all flight on Thursday had been cancelled.
In a travel alert statement, an airline spokesman added: “Subject to a review of flying conditions today, Virgin Australia plans to operate recovery flights to help get our guests back to Australia if conditions are deemed to be safe.
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tourists face being stranded for up to a week as airlines battle to clear a 90,000 person backlog
Volcanic activity and ash cloud are unpredictable so flights may be cancelled at short notice
“A further safety assessment will be made this morning by our team of safety experts and senior meteorologists, based on the latest information provided by the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre, which is when we will provide a further update.
“The safety of our guests and crew is our highest priority and our team of meteorologists continue to monitor the situation in consultation with the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre.”
AirAsia has also resumed flights from Bali’s Ngurah Rai international airport but all flights to and from Lombok are “cancelled until further notice”.
Singapore Airlines also tweeted: “Flights to/from Denpasar (Bali) on 30 November are due to operate as scheduled.”
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Indonesian authorities raised the state of alert to its highest level for the volcano, Mount Agung, after thick ash started shooting thousands of meters into the air with increasing intensity
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A long exposure photograph shows the Mount Agung volcano spewing hot volcanic ash seen from Amed in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia, 28 November 2017
Cathay Pacific said: Flight operations are being assessed for possible resumption of Cathay Pacific flights on Thursday, 30 November.
“Cathay Dragon flights on Thursday, 30 November are confirmed cancelled.”
The airline added: “We continue to urge passengers not to come to the airport without a confirmed booking.
“The situation remains volatile and can change very quickly.”
Experts have also warned Mt Agung volcanic activity could “get much worse”.
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Mt Agung’s ash cloud threatens to force more closures over the next few weeks
Volcanologist Dr Janine Krippner has warned locals “won’t be able to outrun” lava spewing from the summit of Bali’s largest volcano.
Dr Krippner likened the activity inside the stratovolcano to “shaking up a bottle of Coke and then taking the lid off”.
She said: “This is an eruption, this is 100 per cent an eruption.
“Lava is coming out of the volcano, there’s definitely enough to cause trouble. This can get much worse, you can’t outrun this.”
Mount Agung’s violent eruption could plunge Earth into a long spell of cooler temperatures, according to Nasa climate scientist Chris Colose.
Mr Colose said: “To have a notable climate impact, there needs to be an explosive enough eruption (to get material in the stratosphere) and a sulphur-rich eruption (the SO2 converts to sulphate aerosol, which is what radiatively matters).
“If these conditions are met, the eruption cools the surface/troposphere and warms the stratosphere, the opposite of both patterns associated with CO2 increases. But both are very short-lived (~years).”