Italy’s Catania airport shuts as Etna ash halts flights

MILAN: Flights at Italy’s Catania airport were suspended on Saturday due to volcanic ash from Mount Etna’s ongoing ‌activity ‌and weather ‌conditions, ⁠the company operating the ⁠Sicilian hub said. All arrivals at the airport, Italy’s fifth-busiest ⁠by passenger traffic, ‌have been ‌suspended until ‌1000 GMT ‌on Sunday. Mount Etna, Europe’s highest and most ‌active volcano, frequently disrupts flights at Catania, ⁠but ⁠ash emissions have been particularly intense this summer, affecting thou