chaos atCatania Airport for thefire which took place around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday July 16, 2023: fortunately, the accident did not cause any death or serious injury, but has and will still have very serious consequences for a few days on the air traffic departing and arriving from Catania airport, right in the middle of the summer season. In the following lines you will find the latest updates provided by the airlines serving Catania regarding the rescheduling of routes.

FIRE AT CATANIA AIRPORT: WHAT HAPPENED

As mentioned, around 11.30 p.m. on Sunday 16, a fire broke out at the “Vincenzo Bellini” airport in Catania, which was then extinguished before 1 a.m. thanks to the intervention of the fire brigade, although around the airport, the smoke from the fire lingered for hours. There were no deaths or serious injuries, only a few people were slightly intoxicated by the smoke. Currently the causes of the accident are not known, the flames would have spread from the lower floor and then reached the departures terminal on the upper floor. Despite the late hour, at the time of the airport fire there were still a lot of people, including many tourists, who began to flee in confusion when they realized what was happening. It looks like the airport security staff had a hard time getting everyone out.

And let’s move on to the practical effects: following the fire, theCatania Airport reported that he had suspended flights departure and arrival until 2 p.m. on Wednesday July 19, 2023.

For information on all flights scheduled up to this date, specific reference should be made to individual airlines who manage regular flights to Catania.

CATANIA AIRPORT: DIVERSION OF FLIGHTS TO PALERMO, COMISO AND REGGIO CALABRIA

Meanwhile, some flights arriving in Catania have already been diverted toPalermo Airport and to that of Comiso, about 15 km from Ragusa, and buses have been organized to take passengers to Catania. The airport should also intervene in the next few hours Reggio Calabria.

The list of flights diverted this evening from the airport of #Catania on #airport #Palermo:
AZ1735 FCO/CTA 00.25, AZ1743 LIN/CTA 00.30
FR1019 TRN/CTA 00.35, EC3547 MXP/CTA 00.40, FR0395 MLA/CTA 02.15, 3O485 CMN/CTA 02.15, AZ1759 FCO/CTA 02.35

— Palermo Airport (@AirportPa) July 17, 2023

FIRE AT CATANIA AIRPORT: RYANAIR UPDATE

Ryanair communicated that following the closure of Catania airport until Wednesday July 19, all passengers affected by a cancellation or a change of airport will be directly informed of their options. Learn more here.

FIRE AT CATANIA AIRPORT: ITA AIRWAYS UPDATE

ITA Airways reports that due to the fire, Catania airport will be closed until 2:00 p.m. on 7/19. There are also very significant cancellations and delays, so passengers are advised to check their flight status in the Flight Info section before heading to the airport.