Sicily: Mount Etna Ash Disrupts Catania Flights Again
- On Monday, September 28, 2026, authorities extended flight restrictions at Catania Airport until at least midnight, marking a third consecutive day of suspended operations due to ash from Mount Etna.
- Mount Etna, Europe's highest active volcano, has frequently disrupted travel this year; the roughly 3,400-meter stratovolcano on Sicily's eastern coast remains in a near-constant state of activity.
- Catania is Italy's fifth-busiest airport, and it has faced significant disruptions this summer, including a forced five-day closure last month due to volcanic ash.
- Operator SAC announced that flight operations remain suspended until late Monday, with the hub transferring arrivals and departures to Sicily's other airports in Palermo and Comiso.
- The Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology indicated that the current ash cloud does not suggest an imminent explosive phase, though volcanic activity at this UNESCO World Heritage Site persists.
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Bad news for Sicily tourists: Catania airport remains closed for the third day in a row. Etna volcano has been causing air traffic problems for several weeks.
Sicily's Catania airport extended flight restrictions on Monday due to a thick cloud of ash from nearby Etna volcano, disrupting air traffic since the weekend.
It is usually an important point of contact for international flights to and from Sicily. However, a huge ash cloud has been blocking air traffic at Catania airport for three days.
Flights at the airport in the Italian city of Catania remain suspended for a third day in a row due to volcanic ash from Mount Etna, the airport operator said, quoted by Reuters, BTA reports. According to the latest update, all flights are canceled until 23:59 Bulgarian time today. Catania is the fifth busiest airport in Italy by number of passengers served. Passengers are urged to check the current status of their flights with airlines before…
(Rome=Yonhap News) Correspondent Min Gyeong-rak = Air travel is being disrupted due to the eruption of volcanic ash from Mount Etna on the Italian island of Sicily.
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