Etna volcano on the Italian Mediterranean island of Sicily is active again. Flight operations at Catania airport had to be suspended because the runway was soiled by ash rain. According to the ORF, ORF Carinthia regional director Karin Bernhard is also stuck with a tour group in Sicily.
As ORF Carinthia state director Karin Bernhard told the “Krone”, the situation in Catania is still difficult. “You don’t hear anything from Ryanair. Best regards from the Springer travel agency, who are always in contact with us and who also arranged a room for us so that we didn’t have to spend the night at the airport. At 9 a.m., airport security decides whether the planes are allowed to take off. It could be that Catania remains closed and we still have to go to Palermo,” says Bernhard. “Etna has been in motion since May 15, especially the south side. We were up from the north side two days ago. The lava rock was already very warm and the mountain guides were a bit nervous. But the Sicilians are very relaxed about it all,” Karin Bernhard continues. Many cars covered in lava dust can also be seen in the city. The roads are already very slippery. According to Bernhard, the situation at Catania airport was very chaotic on Sunday. Airport open again The airport in Catania (Sicily) has been open again since 9 a.m. But chaos still reigns. According to Karin Bernhard, who had to stay in a hotel with a Carinthian tour group, there is still no information as to when the planes will take off. Nobody can be reached at Ryanair either, the ground staff is overwhelmed. You have to keep waiting.
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