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Etna dies down: Catania's airport reopens

Catania, Italy - It was closed last night as a precaution by reason of intense activity of the volcano

Today at 4:40 a.m. Catania-Fontanarossa international airport was reopened regularly to the air traffic. The air station has been closed shortly after the mid-night, as a precaution, to guarantee the flying safety. Etna has showed a strong explosive activity, characterized by lava flows high many hundred metres. A thick column of ash has rained down on some towns of the Eastern side. National...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1078816
Rome, Italy, 09/05/2007 13:22
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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