Catania Airport will remain closed until early Saturday, when the Feast of the Assumption is celebrated, marking the height of Italy’s summer holiday season. At this time of year, millions of people in Italy flock to the sea and mountains, and cities empty out.
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Although Etna’s activity often disrupts flights at Catania Airport, located 30 km south of the volcano, this is the longest emergency situation since 2002.
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“Volcanic ash can pose a great danger to aircraft,” said Boris Behncke, a researcher at the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology’s Etna Observatory. “It can be sucked into engines and cause them to stop. That is why, when volcanic ash is emitted, everyone is so careful with aircraft.”
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