A new eruption occurred on Saturday on Mount Etna, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, with the emission of ash into the atmosphere leading to the suspension of arrivals at the nearby Catania Airport in Sicily.
“Due to Etna’s eruptive activity and the resulting release of volcanic ash into the atmosphere, the airspace corresponding to the ash cloud (Sector C1) has been closed,” announced Catania Airport.
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As reported, all arrivals were suspended until 12:00 p.m. local time (10:00 a.m. GMT), while departures of aircraft already at the airport were proceeding normally.
A plume of smoke was visible from the summit of the volcano, according to images from a web camera operated by Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, which monitors Etna’s activity.
At 3,324 meters high, Etna is Europe’s tallest active volcano and has exhibited frequent eruptive activity over the past 500,000 years.
In 2024, approximately 12 million passengers used Catania International Airport, which serves the eastern part of Sicily, one of Italy’s most popular tourist destinations.
Source: KYPE
