Malta Air B738 near Toulouse on Mar 29th 2026, turbulence jolts luggage

Last Update: March 30, 2026 / 19:21:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 29, 2026

Classification
Accident

Airline
Malta Air

Flight number
FR-4017

Aircraft Registration
9H-QEP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Malta Air Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Ryanair, registration 9H-QEP performing flight FR-4017 from Porto (Portugal) to Milan Malpensa (Italy), was enroute at FL340 over the Pyrenees when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence causing luggage to fall onto passengers. Four passengers received injuries prompting the crew to divert to Toulouse (France) for a safe landing about 20 minutes later.

One passenger suffered a dislocated shoulder, another a neck injury.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration 9H-QAS reached Milan with a delay of about 3:45 hours.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 14 hours, then resumed service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 29, 2026

Classification
Accident

Airline
Malta Air

Flight number
FR-4017

Aircraft Registration
9H-QEP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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