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Mount Etna eruption extends Catania airport closure to August 15

started August 14, 2026 at 7:32 PM · last changed 2d ago

Summary

Catania airport will remain closed until August 15 due to volcanic ash from ongoing Mount Etna activity, which caused over one-third of scheduled flights to be cancelled or diverted in the preceding week. The current disruption is the most severe the airport has experienced in at least two decades, leaving thousands of passengers stranded and putting strain on other Sicilian airports.

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Letovi na aerodromu u Kataniji na Siciliji ostaće obustavljeni do subote poslijepodne zbog pepela nastalog usljed kontinuirane vulkanske aktivnosti Etne, koja je tokom protekle sedmice

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Total — band napeto (40–69)

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