An investigation into the circumstances which led an Air Malta flight from Milan to be delayed on July 27, 2012 has not been completed yet. 

Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis told Nationalist MP Antoine Borg the ministry did not have the full facts of the case and therefore he could not give more information. 

Air Malta had said at the time that it planned to appoint an independent external inquiry into how the plane's captain  ordered check-in to be reopened and the passengers’ air-bridge re-attached so that the president of the Airline Pilots' Association -  Domenic Azzopardi and his family could come aboard.

Air Malta said its evidence included third party electronic data gathered from the aircraft’s communications systems, computer logs at check-in and its ground handling partners in Milan. It said Mr Azzopardi and family were travelling on rebated staff tickets.

Mr Azzopardi strongly denied being late for the flight, saying the gate was closed when he arrived and adding it was not uncommon for pilots to delay flights for grounded passengers.

See also http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120821/local/Air-Malta-evidence-flight-was-held-for-pilots-chief.433740

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121229/local/Captain-to-learn-fate-after-festive-season-.451181

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