Hyderabad, June 18 -- Air India flight AI2145 from Delhi to Bali was advised to return to Delhi in the interest of passenger safety, after dozens of flights to and from Indonesia's resort island of Bali were cancelled after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano erupted on Tuesday, June 17.

The eruption occurred on the eastern island of Flores, where the 1,584-metre volcano forced authorities to raise its alert status to the highest level on Indonesia's four-tier scale.

Air India said that the AI2145 flight safely landed back in Delhi, and all passengers disembarked. "Inconvenience caused to passengers is sincerely regretted, and every effort has been made to minimise it by providing hotel accommodation to the affected passengers. Full refund...