Travellers on an Air Malta flight from Vienna to Malta via Catania suffered a delay of over nine hours and arrived in Malta on Monday morning.
The plane was due to arrive in Malta at midnight but arrived at 9.30am.
The delay developed after an aircraft suffered a fault in Malta before its outgoing flight.
It affected KM512/3 – Malta-Catania-Vienna-Catania-Malta and, to a lesser extent, KM626/7 Malta-Milan-Malta.
Air Malta said on Twitter that its operations centre had worked to minimise delays, but safety came first.
Flights were operating normally this morning.
Possibly some delays this eve due a technical issue with an a/c. Disruptions are affecting KM512/3 MLA/CTA/VIE/CTA/MLA and KM626/7 MLA-MIL/MLA. Our ops control centre are working to minimize any delays. We will keep you informed of any disruptions to the schedule. Safety first.
— Air Malta (@AirMalta) March 31, 2019