An American traveller's holiday in Sicily was thrown into disarray after volcanic activity from Mount Etna disrupted flights, forcing her to scramble for an alternative route home to New York. Julie Sagoskin, editor-in-chief of Park Magazine, described the ordeal to Fox News Digital after widespread cancellations hit Catania International Airport during the peak summer travel season, leaving many tourists stranded with little warning.

The disruption came as Etna's eruption forced the closure or restriction of airspace around Catania, one of Sicily's busiest gateways, at a time when the airport would normally be handling heavy holiday traffic. Sagoskin, who had flown into Sicily via Catania in August, had to rework her travel plans as flights were grounded, highlighting the knock-on effects volcanic activity can have on tourists far beyond the immediate vicinity of the eruption.