Due to the continuous eruption of Mount Etna, the “highest active volcano in Europe” on the east coast of Italy's Sicily, Catania Airport, located near the volcano, announced an extended closure status twice on the 12th. The latest time limit is 2:00 local time on the 14th. Since the 7th, Mount Etna has erupted large amounts of volcanic ash and hot crushed rock. Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said that two dense lava flows are gushing out from two locations at 2,360 meters and 2,750 meters above sea level, respectively. Since then, two new lava flows have formed. The volcanic eruption seriously disrupted flight operations in Sicily. Catania Airport first announced on the 12th that it would extend the suspension of flight take-off and landing until 16:00 on the 13th, and extended the suspension time limit to 2:00 on the 14th late that night. This flight outage coincided with the peak vacation period. Since the 8th, hundreds of flights have been cancelled at the airport, and a large number of flights have been delayed or transferred to other airports in Sicily, affecting the itineraries of thousands of travelers. The eruption of Mount Etna also affected Malta, where some flights were cancelled due to clouds of volcanic ash.

Due to the continuous eruption of Mount Etna, the “highest active volcano in Europe” on the east coast of Italy's Sicily, Catania Airport, located near the volcano, announced an extended closure status twice on the 12th. The latest time limit is 2:00 local time on the 14th. Since the 7th, Mount Etna has erupted large amounts of volcanic ash and hot crushed rock. Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology said that two dense lava flows are gushing out from two locations at 2,360 meters and 2,750 meters above sea level, respectively. Since then, two new lava flows have formed. The volcanic eruption seriously disrupted flight operations in Sicily. Catania Airport first announced on the 12th that it would extend the suspension of flight take-off and landing until 16:00 on the 13th, and extended the suspension time limit to 2:00 on the 14th late that night. This flight outage coincided with the peak vacation period. Since the 8th, hundreds of flights have been cancelled at the airport, and a large number of flights have been delayed or transferred to other airports in Sicily, affecting the itineraries of thousands of travelers. The eruption of Mount Etna also affected Malta, where some flights were cancelled due to clouds of volcanic ash.