Catania airport was closed due to the eruption of Etna
ROME, 18 Mar — news, Alexander Logunov. The airport is the second largest Sicilian city of Catania closed due to the eruption of mount Etna, the report said air port.
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“SAC (the managing company of the airport — ed.) informs that due to the continuing eruption of mount Etna, accompanied by the release of large amounts of ash into the atmosphere, the crisis centre has decided to extend the closure of Catania airport to 12.00 PM Saturday (14.00 GMT)”.
Air Harbor is not working since last night, the original flight was scheduled to resume at 8 a.m. (10.00 GMT).
According to the report, the situation remains critical despite the fact that the harvesting machinery in the dawn cleared the runway from the ashes, fell in the night. The crisis center of the airport intends to hold another meeting at 11.00 (13.00 MSK).
Part of arriving flights redirected to the airport of Comiso, located 100 kilometers from Catania.
Etna woke up on February 28. In recent days, volcanologists have recorded clear strengthening of activity of the volcano and found two lava flow at the height of about 2.7 thousand meters above sea level. On Thursday following the release of volcanic material and injured 10 people.