SAC has lifted all remaining flight restrictions at Catania-Fontanarossa Airport after the volcanic alert level for Mount Etna was downgraded from red to orange. Arrivals and departures resumed immediately, and airspace sectors that had been closed during the ash disruption were reopened.
The Sicilian airport, one of Italy’s busiest summer gateways, had faced repeated interruptions in recent days as volcanic activity forced partial closures and limits on inbound traffic. The latest operational update restored normal services after the earlier restrictions were tightened again on Tuesday morning.
Passengers were still advised to check flight status with their airlines before travelling, but departures were no longer subject to limits and incoming flights were back under the airport’s standard operating framework. The change followed a sequence of temporary measures linked to ash in the airspace around eastern Sicily, rather than a new escalation in volcanic activity.