Sicily's Catania airport restarts flights after Etna alert downgrade

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.

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

Persistent Etna ash shuts Sicily's busiest airport during peak holiday week

Flights at ⁠Catania airport in Sicily will remain suspended until early tomorrow 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.

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 forced the closure of 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.

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

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 busiest travel week of the year.

Ash spewing from Sicily’s Mount Etna has forced the closure of the island’s largest airport for the fifth consecutive day

Persistent Etna ash shuts Sicily’s busiest airport during peak holiday week  AP News

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

Persistent Etna ash shuts Catania airport during peak holiday week  Toronto Star

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

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

Mount Etna's eruption sent ash clouds over Sicily, shutting down an airport and diverting nearly 200 flights during peak tourist season.

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