Sac, the company managing Catania airport, announces that due to the eruptive activity of Mount Etna and the simultaneous emission of volcanic ash into the atmosphere, the Crisis Unit has ordered the closure of sectors B2 and B3, thereby suspending all incoming and outgoing flights. Operations will resume once the ash fallout phenomenon has concluded, and the ash has been removed from the flight infrastructure. The suspension will lead to cancellations and diversions to other airports. Sac advises passengers to contact their airline for more information before heading to the airport.
The volcanic cloud emerging from the Voragine crater of Etna is indeed eight kilometers high, where, since last night, there have been lava fountains. This estimate was made by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Etneo Observatory, in Catania. The current activity of the highest active volcano in Europe is accompanied by strong energy and booms emitted from the summit craters, which are also heard in Catania. The volcanic tremor remains at very high values, although it seems to have started to decrease.
