Some international flights were suspended due to a huge cloud of ash billowing from a volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, airlines official said on Sunday.

Aeropostal, a Venezuelan carrier, has "decided to suspend flight from Venezuelan to the United States...due to clouds of volcanic ash in the region," Aeropostal Vice President Juan Carlos Blanco told Venezuelan television station Globovision.

Ash will start moving away from the region on early Monday morning, he said.

The U.S.-based company, American Airlines, also announced its suspension of flights between the United States and Venezuela.

Delta Air Lines and Continental Air Lines, another two U.S. companies that also operate flights to Venezuela, have not made statements about their flight plans.

A dome atop a volcano on Montserrat island collapsed on Saturday,emitting debris and ashes about 16 km into the sky. No injures have been reported.

Source: Xinhua