BREAKING NEWS Jetstar flights to and from Bali are suspended due to volcanic ash

Flights in and out of Bali have been cancelled because of volcanic ash from the erupting Mount Lewotobi in Indonesia.

Jetstar cancelled six return flights on Friday morning due to the unsafe conditions.  

The airline is monitoring the situation and its afternoon fights have not yet been cancelled.

Qantas also has afternoon flights scheduled which have not yet been impacted.

Mount Lewotobi began erupting at about 11pm local time on Thursday. 

It spewed ash eight kilometres into the sky as officials raised their alert level to its highest, according to local reports. 

The 1,700-metre volcano on the tourist island of Flores erupted for 11 minutes.  

No damage to nearby villages was reported, but it left a lingering ash cloud. 

It comes after a previous eruption in November killed nine people, cancelled international flights to Bali and forced thousands to evacuate. 

More to come... 

Mount Lewotobis eruption on Thursday night local time (pictured) has left a lingering ash cloud

Jetstar cancelled six return flights on Friday morning due to the unsafe conditions