What is the situation in Sicily?
Catania Airport, in Sicily, has restricted landings to the Italian airport after Mount Etna erupted this morning.
Landings to the transport hub, which is one of two in Sicily along with Palmero Airport, were restricted to four per hour at 8.30am local time due to the cloud of ash.
Take-offs have not been affected by the explosion of Europe’s most active volcano.
What has Catania airport said about the volcano eruption?
The airport has since warned of possible delays to travel.
It issued a Tweet to its official account, flagging passengers of travel disruption, which read: “Two sectors of the air space of #CTAairport are closed.
"Limitations to 4 arrivals every hour: possible delays and inconvenience even on departures.
“For ANY information on individual flights, contact airlines.”
Mount Etna: Mount Etna has erupted and caused disruption to flights, yet this image is of a previous (Image: Getty)
What have British airlines said about disruption to flights for Britons?
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