2024-08-04 21:47:41
Catania Airport resumed normal operations in the afternoon on Sunday, August 4, after a reduction in the number of arriving flights due to smoke and volcanic lava flows.
On Sunday, August 4, Catania Airport in Sicily resumed normal operations after reducing the number of arriving flights due to lava flows and smoke spewing from Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano.
But it warned passengers of possible delays and cancellations. Earlier in the day, the airport announced that arriving flights would be reduced to six per hour and parts of the airport would be closed due to volcanic activity on Sunday morning.
“Lava Fountain”
The restrictions were lifted by late afternoon, according to the airport’s website, which warned passengers that “delays and cancellations may occur” due to the restrictions.
Last month, Sicily’s busiest airport twice suspended all flights after volcanic eruptions sprayed ash onto the runway.
Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology reported a “lava fountain” erupting from the volcano on Sunday morning.
It was accompanied by a “volcanic cloud” that reached a height of about ten kilometers above sea level and gradually dissipated to the east and southeast. Mount Etna, at 3,324 meters above sea level, is the highest active volcano in Europe. It has erupted regularly over the past 500,000 years.
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