Brit couple 'trapped' in Sicily seaside town as Mount Etna red warning issued and flights cancelled

Barbara Krmelj, 35, and her partner Roy Barone, 46, anticipate having to pay £700 to rebook their flight out of the Italian island - though they expect they could be cancelled as well

A band due to play in Glasgow was forced to cancel its appearance after volcanic ash trapped them, cancelling their flight.

A band due to play in Glasgow was forced to cancel its appearance after volcanic ash trapped them, cancelling their flight.

MILAN, Aug 15 - Sicily's Catania airport has restarted flights, it said on Saturday, after authorities downgraded to orange from red the aviation alert colour of Mount Etna's recent volcanic activity.

Sicily's Catania airport restarts flights after Etna alert downgrade  Reuters

Volcano has been active for more than a week, with disruptions to flights starting last weekend

Flights will be suspended until at least Saturday afternoon, leaving hundreds of travellers stranded.

Ash spewing from Sicily’s Mount Etna has forced the closure of the Italian island’s largest airport for the fifth consecutive day, stranding hundreds of summer holiday travellers during the biggest travel week of the year.Catania’s airport will remain closed until early Saturday, which falls on the Ferragosto holiday t

Human activities produce 100 times the carbon dioxide of the planet’s volcanic eruptions, according to NASA.

Ash spewing from Sicily's Mount Etna has closed the Italian island’s largest airport for the fifth consecutive day, stranding hundreds of summer holiday travellers during the busiest travel week of the year. Catania’s airport will remain closed until early August 15. While Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, often d

The latest activity by Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe, has been unusual for its persistence and sustained ash emissions.

Persistent ash spewing from Mount Etna is continuing to disrupt travel plans for holidaymakers looking to fly from Sicily’s largest airport

Etna erupts often, but it usually doesn’t release this much ash, an expert said. Tens of thousands of travelers’ plans have been disrupted in the past week.

Sicily's Catania airport has suspended flights again as Mount Etna continues to spew lava and volcanic ash. The eruption has disrupted travel during the peak summer holiday season.

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Two waves of unauthorized drone activity over Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of Aug. 11 disrupted more than 100 flights, according to preliminary counts from airlines.

A replacement bus service will run between affected stations during the closure

Catania Airport in Sicily has suspended all inbound flights after ash from Mount Etna's latest eruption spread into nearby airspace