Bali airport to re-open as volcanic ash shifts direction: authorities

DENPASAR, Indonesia, - Bali's international airport will re-open Wednesday afternoon after a nearly three-day shutdown, airport authorities said, as ash from a rumbling volcano that looms over the island paradise shifted away from the transport hub. 
"The airspace will be re-opened," at 3:00 pm local time (0700 GMT), Bali Ngurah Rai airport spokesman Arie Ahsanurrohim told AFP. But "we are going to constantly monitor the situation on the ground," he added. 
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