Malta A320 at Malta on Jun 22nd 2019, bird strike
Last Update: June 22, 2019 / 21:26:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 22, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Malta
Flight number
KM-641
Departure
Catania, Italy
Destination
Malta, Malta
Aircraft Registration
9H-AHS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft was unable to continue its schedule and is still on the ground in Malta about 15 hours later.
As result flight KM-306 from Malta to Munich (Germany) was performed by a replacement A319-100 registration 9H-AEJ and reached Munich with a delay of 5.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 22, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Malta
Flight number
KM-641
Departure
Catania, Italy
Destination
Malta, Malta
Aircraft Registration
9H-AHS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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