Sicily's Catania airport restarts flights after Etna alert downgrade
- Catania Airport in Sicily reopened on Saturday after shutting down flights for a week due to Mount Etna's volcanic eruption.
- Flights resumed at 2pm following the downgrade of the volcanic alert status from red to orange by the airport.
- The eruption caused flight disruptions affecting thousands of holidaymakers and raised concerns about the airport's future.
- Mount Etna, Europe's tallest active volcano at 3,324 meters, frequently erupts and attracted visitors observing lava flows nearby.
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Authorities in Sicily lowered the alert level for Mount Etna on Saturday and Catania airport, which has been shut down by the volcano's activity in recent days, is resuming arrivals and departures. However, a significant number of flights are still cancelled or diverted, according to the airport's website.
Airport in Sicily resumes flights after danger reduction due to ethnic eruptionCatania Airport in Sicily has resumed flights after lowering the aviation danger level from red to orange due to the activity of the Etna volcano. Previously, hundreds of flights were canceled or rerouted due to ash emissions.
More than a week ago, the Etna had erupted in Sicily, thousands of holidaymakers could not leave the island because of the closure of the airport in Catania.
The air traffic alert due to Etna has been eased, allowing incoming and outgoing flights to and from Catania Airport to resume earlier than planned.
Air traffic at Catania on the Italian island of Sicily is resuming. Flights had been disrupted for days due to eruptions of Mount Etna. This afternoon, the warning level for volcanic activity was lowered from red to orange, allowing some air traffic to resume. The airport says that flights are now possible again, but that travelers should check carefully to ensure their flight is actually operating. The airport website shows that most incoming …
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