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Catania airport suspends flights due to volcanic ash from Mount Etna

Flight operations at Catania airport in Sicily have been suspended following the emission of volcanic ash from Mount Etna. Reports indicate that closures were put in place until at least midday Sunday. The full duration of the disruption remains unresolved as volcanic activity continues.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
5 differing positions reported on location across 7 publishers; unresolved.
  • n1infoKataniji
  • yenialanyaEtna Yanardağı'nda
  • arabnewsCatania
  • ltn義大利卡塔尼亞機場
  • yna시칠리아 카타니아공항
  • cna-tw義大利卡塔尼亞機場
  • deutscheSicily
3 differing positions reported on timing across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • yna사흘째
  • cna-tw連3天
  • deutscheagain
WhereCatania
37.492, 15.070 ±10 km
First reported29 days ago
Published2026-09-26 16:44 UTC
Sources7
How this travelled.
Reports7Independent tellings7
7 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Catania airport suspends flights due to volcanic ash from Mount Etna. 2026-09-26T16:44:35.590Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3640. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-26/aerodrom-u-kataniji-ponovo-zatvoren-zbog-pepela-sa-etne-1943ad0c

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