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- Catania Airport suspended all flights on 14 September after Mount Etna emitted volcanic ash.
- Italy's Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology raised the aviation colour code to red on 14 September.
- In August, 36 % of nearly 2,000 scheduled flights were cancelled, with over 600 diverted to other Sicilian airports.
- Italy's civil aviation authority ENAC activated a crisis committee with ENAV, the Air Force and SAC to manage the disruption.