Catania airport on the Italian island of Sicily was closed on Friday after Mount Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe, erupted and spewed ash into the sky, disrupting air travel.

Delta Air Lines has begun new daily nonstop flights from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Catania, Sicily, marking the nation’s first direct flight to the Italian city. Delta will ...

Mount Etna eruption closes Sicily's troubled Catania airport By Reuters August 14, 202311:03 PM PDTUpdated August 14, 2023 ...

Sicily's Catania airport reopened Friday after a temporary suspension of flights earlier in the day caused by an eruption from Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano.

Italian construction company Webuild has commenced the construction of a section of the Ragusa-Catania motorway, a road transport corridor along Sicily's eastern coast in Italy. The project ...

Most recently, Catania airport was closed for a day on May 21 due to an eruption. Around 10 million passengers last year transited through the airport, which serves the eastern part of Sicily.

The Catania airport is regularly used by tourists heading to places including the resort town of Taormina, which is about 70 kilometers (43.5 miles) away, and Siracusa, with its Greek Theatre.

Mount Etna, located on the east coast of Sicily, is Europe's tallest and most active volcano. It frequently erupts with varying intensity, but sudden changes in activity can pose risks to nearby ...

Flash flooding has turned roads into rivers in the port city of Catania, on the Italian island of Sicily. The situation is “very critical,” Giuseppa Maria Spampinato, a government official ...