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Serious runway incursion incident at Tokyo-Narita with Thai AirAsia X Airbus A330
15 February 2017
EASA extends conflict zone warning for Kenyan airspace
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published a Conflict Zone Information Bulletin (CZIB), extending the validity of the Bulletin for Kenyan Airspace to August 10, 2017.
In the CZIB, EASA refers to an additional Notam published by the United Kingdom. The U.K. warns operators that there is a potential risk from anti-aircraft weaponry below 25000 feet.
List of hijacked aircraft at Malta
The ASN Safety Database shows that there have been seven hijackings related to Malta. Five aircraft diverted to Malta after being hijacked. Two other flights were hijacked after departure from Malta’s Luqa Airport.
| Date | Aircraft type | Airline | Flight | Departure | Destination |
| 25 Nov. 1973 | Boeing 747-206B | KLM | KL861 | Beirut Airport | Delhi Airport |
| 16 Oct 1979 | Fokker F-27 | Libyan Arab Airlines | Hon Airport | Tripoli Airport | |
| 20 Feb. 1983 | Boeing 727-2L5 | Libyan Arab Airlines | LN484 | Sebha Airport | Benghazi Airport |
| 24 Nov. 1985 | Boeing 737-266 | EgyptAir | MS648 | Athens Airport | Cairo Airport |
| 17 Oct. 1996 [1] | Tupolev 154 | Aeroflot | SU417 | Malta-Luqa Airport | Lagos Airport |
| 9 June 1997 [1] | Boeing 737-2Y5 | Air Malta | KM830 | Malta-Luqa Airport | Istanbul-Atatürk Airport |
| 23 Dec. 2016 | Airbus A320-214 | Afriqiyah Airways | 8U209 | Sebha Airport | Tripoli Airport |
[1] Aircraft that were hijacked after departure from Malta.
Number of hijackings per year