FCDO Updates Italy Travel Advice: Removes Mount Etna Eruption and Flight Disruption Information
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) updated its Italy travel advice on 17 September 2026, removing previous information about the Mount Etna eruption and flight disruption. The advice also covers Vatican City. The FCDO states that its travel advice describes travel risks to help travellers make informed decisions, and notes that travellers should obtain appropriate travel insurance covering their itinerary, planned activities and emergency expenses.
Impact and considerations
Removal of the Mount Etna flight-disruption information indicates the FCDO assesses the immediate traveller impact as eased, though volcanic activity can change at short notice. Organisations relying on UK official advice for travel policy should update their risk guidance and monitor flights to and from Sicily.
Key points
- The FCDO updated its Italy travel advice on 17 September 2026; the latest change was the removal of information about the Mount Etna eruption and flight disruption.
- The travel advice also covers Vatican City.
- The FCDO states that no travel can be guaranteed safe and that its advice describes risks to help travellers make informed decisions.
- The FCDO advises travellers to research destinations and obtain appropriate travel insurance covering their itinerary, planned activities and emergency expenses.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
- Other sources
- 0
- First source publication
- 11 Aug 2026, 21:10
- Page published
- 12 Aug 2026, 13:29
- Last updated
- 7 Sept 2026, 17:19
- Original links
- FCDO Travel Advice：Italy travel advice (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 18 Mar 2013, 23:41