Air Malta A20N near Malta on Malta on Apr 18th 2026, crew rostering problem

Last Update: April 22, 2026 / 14:39:50 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 1, 1970

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Malta

Flight number
KM-478

Departure
Malta, Malta

Aircraft Registration
9H-NEE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

A Air Malta Airbus A320-200, registration 9H-NEE performing flight KM-478 from Malta (Malta) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), had just levelled off at FL340 after climbing out of Malta when the captain became aware, that the first officer was still in training and a training captain/instructor was required. The (regular) captain thus decided to return to Malta for a safe landing on runway 31 about 75 minutes after departure.

The aircraft departed again after about 90 minutes on the ground and reached Paris with a delay of about 2.5 hours.

The airline reported the crew composition did not meet the company's internal operational requirements, the crew returned to Malta as a precaution.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 1, 1970

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Malta

Flight number
KM-478

Departure
Malta, Malta

Aircraft Registration
9H-NEE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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