Mount Etna eruption halts Catania airport arrivals, disrupts Malta flights

Mount Etna's ash cloud forced Catania International Airport to suspend arriving flights on 10 August 2026. INGV reported "very sustained strombolian activity" at the Voragine crater escalating to a lava fountain. By 11 August, 19 Malta flights were cancelled. The airport, 25 km from Etna's summit, lies directly in ash plume paths under prevailing winds.