MILAN: Sicily’s Catania airport has restarted flights, it said on Saturday, after authorities downgraded to orange from red the aviation alert color of Mount Etna’s recent volcanic activity. Ash from Etna’s eruptions have forced the Sicilian airport to cancel or reroute hundreds of flights over the last week. The airport, Italy’s fifth-busiest hub by passenger traffic, said on Friday it was suspending all flights until 1300 GMT on August 15.

Flights at Sicily's Catania airport were suspended again Wednesday as fresh ash emissions from Mount Etna — Europe's highest and most active volcano — forced authorities to…

Sicily's Catania airport has suspended flights again as Mount Etna continues to spew lava and volcanic ash. The eruption has disrupted travel during the peak summer holiday season.

All inward and outward flights at Catania airport have been halted