July 23, 2024 – 2:29 PM
Catania airport in Sicily has been closed, buried in ash from the eruption of Mount Etna. He wrote that the airport will be able to receive and operate flights again when the ash rain stops and the traffic areas are cleared. In a statement from the airport.
Domestic and international flights have been diverted to Palermo and Trapani, but the airport advises all passengers to contact their airlines. Only Ryanair flew from Budapest to the Sicilian city on Tuesday, but the plane visited Catania in the morning.
Mount Etna, which is considered an active volcano, erupted again during the night, causing a huge explosion. Europe's most famous volcano was revived with a spectacular eruption in early July, after a six-month hiatus, which also led to the closure of Catania airport.
Although the eruption may initially be attractive to tourists, based on previous cases, it could develop into a more powerful eruption, called a paroxysmal lava fountain eruption, at any time. The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) ordered a red alert on Tuesday morning, later downgraded to orange, which is medium.
