Medical assistance given to a patient by a Maltese doctor, MP Deo Debattista, on a flight from New York to Munich saved the plane from having to land in Greenland, the Department of Information said in a statement.
The DOI said that Dr Debattista was the only doctor on flight KM2925. The flight could only proceed as planned because of his assistance.
He was part of a Maltese delegation led by Speaker Anglu Farrugia that was returning to Malta after taking part in the fourth World Speakers Conference in New York.