An Air Malta flight to London was forced to return to Malta yesterday evening because of a technical problem.

The Airbus A320, flight KM102, took off shortly after 5 p.m. and the problem was detected soon afterwards. Air Malta said the aircraft returned to Malta as a precautionary measure due to technical reasons.

Following an aircraft change, flight KM 102/3 took off with a two-hour delay.

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