Etna, eruption and ash: flights suspended at Catania airport
Stop takeoffs and landings until 4pm due to the 4 kilometer high eruptive cloud. The Vona red alert is issued for the flight
Quick Look
- Flights at Catania airport were suspended until 4pm due to the activity of Etna and the emission of ash from the North-East crater.
- Eruptive cloud 4 kilometers high and red Vona alert.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The volcano is under a red Vona advisory, the highest level of alert on a scale of four.
The warning issued by the INGV of Catania for the flight is in force on the volcano, the Vona (Volcano observatory notice for aviation), red in colour, the highest level of alert on a scale of four.
Flights suspended at Catania airport, until 4pm, due to the ongoing activity on Etna and the emission of lava ash from the North-East crater of Etna which also produces an eruptive cloud 4 kilometers high. The operational coordination unit (NCO), after the closure of the airspace in sector C1, imposed the restriction to zero landings and zero take-offs. On Etna, the warning issued by the INGV of Catania is in force for the flight, the Vona (Volcano observatory notice for aviation), red in colour, the highest level of alert on a scale of four.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Resumption of flights starting from 4pm
Likely · Within hours
Open Questions
- Will flights resume as normal after 4pm?
- Will Etna's eruptive activity increase?
