Italy's Catania airport keeps flights suspended until midnight due to Etna ash
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On the Italian Mediterranean island of Sicily, Catania Airport is closed at least until midnight due to an ash cloud of Etna volcano.
Volcanic activity on Mount Etna is leading to delays and cancellations in air traffic to and from Sicily. Due to the large amount of ash in the air, air traffic control has suspended air traffic at Catania Airport until at least midnight. Catania is the island's main airport. Dozens of planes were forced to divert to other airports on the island this weekend. Thousands of travelers are stranded. KLM has canceled its flights to Catania for this…
Catania-Fontanarossa airport in Sicily remains closed to takeoffs and landings due to ash spewing from Mount Etna. The restriction, imposed the previous day, has been extended until midnight local time, the airport operator said. The deadline for the suspension of flights is 22:00 GMT. The decision affects both arriving and departing planes from Catania airport. Ash moves south Etna is spewing ash from its northeastern crater, which is being car…
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The airport of the Italian city of Catania will not operate throughout this Sunday, for the second day in a row, due to the ash cloud caused by the latest eruption of the nearby Etna volcano, the largest active in Europe.
Catania-Fontanarossa Airport has been paralyzed again due to the volcanic activity of Mount Etna, which has forced the authorities to suspend flight operations. SAC, the company that manages the airport, has announced the closure of the relevant airspace due to the dense emission of ash into the atmosphere and unfavorable wind conditions, foreign media write, Telegrafi reports. All arrivals and departures have been officially suspended until 23:…
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