Etna eruption: airspace blocked over Sicily-passengers on alert!

Etna eruption: airspace blocked over Sicily-passengers on alert!

In a dramatic outbreak, the Etna spits lava again on Sicily and ensures massive restrictions in aviation. According to the operating company of the nearby Catania SAC airport, airspace had to be closed northeast and east of the volcano, although no flights were canceled. However, passengers have been instructed to check their flights to the airport before arrival, since smaller eruptions and weak earthquakes have been registered since Thursday. The Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe at over 3,300 meters, has broken out repeatedly in recent months without being put in danger, so vienna.at .

massive effects on air traffic

like Zuund-mobilitaet.net reported, read the joint pressure of the Etna and other volcanoes in the past. Most recently, it was 137 hours while the German airspace was shut down by volcanic ash. Over 100,000 flights failed, which made more than 10 million passengers impossible to travel. The economic damage to the aviation industry was up to 2.5 billion euros, while the economic loss figures cannot even be estimated.

In addition, not only European goals were affected, but international air traffic was also out of balance. Professor Dirk Brockmann found that even airports in the United States, India and Southeast Asia suffered from airspace closures. Usually many international flights work over Western Europe, which is now difficult by the outbreaks. The future flight connections will become significantly longer and more complicated, which significantly extends travel times and affects global aviation.