Mount Etna eruption grounds flights in Sicily

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled or rerouted this week

Etna eruption extends closure of Sicily's Catania airport until Saturday  Reuters

CATANIA, Aug 14 - Flights at Catania airport in Sicily will remain suspended until early Saturday because of ash from Mount Etna's ongoing volcanic activity, which has forced hundreds of flights to be cancelled or rerouted over the past week.

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.

Evgenia Filimianova from London, flew to Sicily to attend a friend's wedding with her husband but the pair now "feel like there is no way out" after a huge ash cloud from Mount Etna grounded flights

Hundreds of passengers have been left stranded at Italy’s Catania airport after Mount Etna erupted.

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.

The eruption of Mount Etna continues to bring air traffic in Sicily to a standstill, forcing Catania–Fontanarossa airport to close temporarily as ash reached Malta and as far away as Libya.

Mount Etna: Huge volcanic eruption causes flight cancellations at popular British holiday hotspot  GB News

A videographer captured striking footage of lava flowing from a new eruptive vent on Mount Etna in Sicily on August 7. Emilio Messina said the lava emerged from a newly formed fissure about 9,000 feet above sea level and flowed into the Valle del Bove. The footage also showed explosive activity at Etna’s Voragine crate

Mount Etna, on the Italian island of Sicily, has erupted again, sending ash and lava into the air and causing flight disruptions at Catania Airport

Mount Etna's eruption has grounded flights at Catania Airport, disrupting UK holiday plans. Here's what travellers need to know before flying.

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