Writethru: Thousands of Australians stranded amid continued Indonesian volcanic eruptions

Qantas Airways' low cost subsidiary Jetstar has confirmed flights to and from the Indonesian holiday Island of Bali will resume Monday afternoon.

However, Jetstar warned conditions could change and it will make another assessment later in the afternoon to decide if flights can operate after that time.

"If flights proceed tonight we will operate five services from Bali to Australia overnight to ensure we get our customers traveling again as soon as it safe to do so," Jetstar said.

Jetstar's rival Virgin Australia had earlier canceled all flights into and out of Bali on Monday on advice from its meteorologists and the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre in Darwin.

Virgin Australia will provide another update later on Monday on the prospect of resuming flights on Tuesday.

More than 10,000 Australian travelers are stranded or have their holiday plans ruined after Mount Ruang erupted on July 2, emitting plumes of ash that can choke jet engines.

Denpasar airport has been sporadically closing as the cloud drifts in and out of its airspace.

Denpasar airport was initially closed on Friday because of the ash cloud, along with nearby regional terminals including Lombok, grounding passenger planes.

It reopened on Saturday allowing some Australia-bound flights to get out, but the ash cloud returned again on Sunday, forcing the airport to shut down in the morning, resuming operations again late on Sunday.

Observers say while there are small windows of improvement in the cloud, disruptions will most likely occur for up to two weeks at this stage.

Australia's airlines have been criticized continually for refusing to fly into Bali while other airlines such as Singapore Airlines and Garuda Indonesia continue to operate as the airport is open.

July is Australia's largest period for international holidays, outside of Christmas, with families escaping the winter chill during the July school holidays. Endi