ROME: Sicily’s Catania airport shut down briefly on Monday (Sep 14) because of volcanic exercise on Mount Etna that spewed ash into the sky.
“Arrivals and departures at Catania Airport are suspended,” the airport stated in an announcement on its web site.
The airport, that often companies round 12 million passengers a yr, was additionally closed for a week in August in peak summer season season.
There have been rising calls in Italy for Catania airport to be closed and for different hubs in Sicily to be expanded due to the proximity to Etna, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) away.
The eruption in August drew crowds of holiday makers to Mount Etna the place spectacular lava flows may very well be noticed shut up.
At 3,324 metres (practically 11,000 toes), Etna is the tallest lively volcano in Europe and erupts often.
