Ash spewing from Sicily's Mount Etna has forced the closure of the Italian island's largest airport for the fifth consecutive day, stranding hundreds of summer holiday travelers during the busiest travel week of the year. Catania's airport will remain closed until Saturday afternoon, which falls on the Ferragosto holiday that marks the height of the
A British DJ who was due to perform on Friday at Glitch Festival was forced to pull out at the last minute after his flight to Malta was turned back to the UK due to ongoing disruptions caused by Mount Etna’s eruption. Posting on Instagram, Silva Bumpa said his Jet2 flight made “an emergency landing” in Rome on the way to Malta and then returned to
Three flights to and from Catania were cancelled on Thursday due to volcanic ash clouds over the Maltese islands following recent activity at Sicily’s Mount Etna. The Malta International Airport confirmed that morning flights from Malta to Catania, KM 640 and FR367, and the afternoon flight FR395 were cancelled. The arrival flight from Catania, FR
A thin layer of black volcanic ash covered cars, roofs and balconies across parts of northern Malta and Gozo on Wednesday morning as ash from Sicily’s Mount Etna drifted over the islands. Residents in Mellieħa, Mosta, Gozo and other areas in the north reported finding ash outside after winds carried volcanic material south from the erupting volcano
A thin layer of black volcanic ash covered cars, roofs and balconies across parts of Malta and Gozo on Wednesday morning as ash from Sicily’s Mount Etna drifted over the islands. Residents in Mellieħa, Mosta, Gozo and other areas in the north reported finding ash outside after winds carried volcanic material south from the erupting volcano. The Met
Satellite imagery has captured the scale of Mount Etna’s latest eruption, with the volcanic plume appearing to stretch all the way towards the Maltese Islands. An infrared satellite loop from yesterday tracks the plume as it travelled south from Sicily and reached the area around Malta, offering a striking look at just how far material from Europe’s
Flight disruption is continuing at Malta International Airport, as an ash cloud from Sicily’s Mount Etna remains a hazard for aircraft travelling to and from the islands. After 19 flights were cancelled on Tuesday, further cancellations were reported on Wednesday morning, including a Swiss/KM Malta Airlines service to Zurich and a Jet2.com flight to