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Air Malta plane hit by airport vehicle

Manchester, Great Britain - Neither the passengers nor the crewmembers were injured

The Air Malta Boeing 737-200A was to operate the flight KM-139 from Manchester to Malta and while it was being pushed back from its stand, an airport vehicle hit it. The passengers and the members of the crew were not hurt. Air Malta had to divert the flight KM-395 (scheduled to fly from Amsterdam to Malta) to Manchester in order to carry the passengers to Malta as soon as possible with the minimum...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 54228
Rome, Italy, 10/28/2003 17:42
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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