Flights will be suspended until at least 2pm local time (1200 GMT), as hundreds of travellers remain stranded. Published On 14 Aug 202614 Aug 2026 Continuing volcanic activity from Mount Etna has forced the closure of Sicily’s busiest airport. Authorities at Vincenzo Bellini Airport said on Friday that flights will remain suspended until at least … Read more
Mount Etna in Sicily has erupted as smoke fills the sky above the Italian island with a red alert in place. Catania Airport has also had to suspend flights due to safety fears. Ash reportedly started rising from Etna ar around 7:45am this morning and intensified just before 9am. La Sicilia reports: “From 7:45 a.m., … Read more
A huge plume of ash, gas and rock has spewed forth from Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, but authorities said there was no current danger to the population. Images showed a massive grey cloud billowing from the volcano on the island of Sicily, beginning about 11.24am local time on Monday, according to the … Read more