Last year, around 10 million passengers passed through Catania International Airport, which serves the eastern part of Sicily, one of Italy’s most popular tourist destinations.
The company that manages Catania Airport in Sicily has announced this morning that all morning flights due to depart from or land at the airport have been canceled due to the eruption of the Mount Etna volcano, as ash covers the airspace. of the area.
“Due to an eruption of Etna (…) all departures and arrivals are canceled until 13:00” (14:00 Greek time), the airport announced via the X platform, formerly Twitter, while passengers were asked to contact their airline for more information.
With a height of 3,324 meters, Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe. It has erupted repeatedly over the past 500,000 years.
Italy’s Mount Etna, the most active volcano in Europe, illuminates the night sky with a breathtaking display of eruptions pic.twitter.com/zw7L1bJUMV
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Last year, around 10 million passengers passed through Catania International Airport, which serves the eastern part of Sicily, one of Italy’s most popular tourist destinations.
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