Catania Airport suspends flights as Mount Etna sends ash cloud over Sicily

 Catania Airport in Sicily suspended all incoming flights Saturday after Mount Etna’s renewed eruption sent an ash plume approximately 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) high, according to Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology.

Mount Etna new eruption in Catania causes airport issues: departing flights cancelled

 A new eruption of Mount Etna has sent a massive ash cloud drifting toward Catania. The situation prompted authorities to close the local airport's airspace and suspend arrivals until 10 p.m., resulting in numerous flights being diverted to the airports in Comiso and Palermo.

Volcanic activity continues on Mount Etna. Alerts raised to a “yellow” level

 

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