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Volcano disrupts flights as Sicily airport grinds to a halt
Original: vulkan
Volcanic activity has brought air travel to a standstill in Sicily, with hundreds of passengers stranded at Catania airport as flights are cancelled. German media report that airports have been severely affected, with holidaymakers among those venting frustration. Travellers are being urged to check with airlines before heading to the airport while disruptions continue.
Why now: A volcanic eruption has grounded flights and left hundreds of travellers stranded, prompting heavy coverage of the disruption.
Catania AirportSicilyMount Etna
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Evidence
- Vulkan Gareloi (Aleuten, Alaska): Möglicherweise kleiner Ausbruch festgestellt · Volcano Discovery
- Autorin sitzt wegen Vulkanausbruch am Ätna fest: „Müssen noch tagelang ausharren“ · Berliner Morgenpost
- Vulkan legt Flughäfen völlig lahm: Urlauber verliert die Fassung · OP Online
- Ätna ausgebrochen: Familie aus Hof sitzt auf Sizilien fest · Frankenpost
- Sizilien: Ätna speit Aschewolken – Flughafen Catania gesperrt · Spiegel
- Sizilien: Ätna legt erneut Flugbetrieb in Catania lahm · tagesschau.de
- Hunderte Passagiere sitzen fest: Vulkan legt Flughafen von Sizilien lahm · BILD
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