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CATANIA, Sicily (Reuters) -Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Monday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna, local authorities said, bringing fresh travel woe to ...
A cloud of volcanic ash spewing from Europe’s most active volcano has prompted the closure of one of Sicily’s largest airports, leading to flights being delayed, cancelled and diverted.
Flights were suspended at Sicily’s Catania airport on Sunday after Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, showered the city with a thick coating of ash.. Ash fell across the runway and over ...
These Codes are used for Air Traffic Control (ATC) Restrictions (81-84) and Airport or Governmental Authorities caused delays. 81 (AT): ATC restriction en-route or capacity; 82 (AX): ATC restriction due to staff shortage or equipment failure en-route; 83 (AE): ATC restriction at destination; 84 (AW): ATC restriction due to weather at destination
Catania Airport is Sicily's busiest airport and Italy's 6th busiest airport, with nearly 9 million passengers each year. "The runway at Catania Airport is unusable due to the volcanic ash fall.
The number of flight delays has increased as staff has been cut back as a result of the financial woes following the September 11 attacks. [7] Some of the causes of flight delays or cancellation include: Airline glitches. The top cause of flight delays, according to a USA Today analysis. [7] Congestion in air traffic [7]
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (IATA: CTA, ICAO: LICC), also known as Vincenzo Bellini Airport (Italian: Aeroporto Internazionale Vincenzo Bellini di Catania-Fontanarossa), is an international airport 2.3 NM (4.3 km; 2.6 mi) southwest [1] of Catania, the second largest city on the Italian island of Sicily.
The airport of Catania had already been closed earlier this month due to ash in the sky. It acts as a hub for the east of Sicily and attracts more arrivals than the capital Palermo.