Minister demands technical reports on airport's closure during power blackout

Tourism minister requests technical reports on runway closure during power outage on Tuesday

Tourism minister Edward Zammit Lewis has demanded a series of technical reports over the closure of the Malta International Airport runway during the nationwide power cut on Tuesday.

Malta International Airport has a system of generators in place to allow it to provide emergency lighting in the event of a power cut, but technical problems to the system led a number of incoming flights being diverted to Catania and Palermo.

In an urgent meeting called by Zammit Lewis, all stakeholders including MIA, Malta Air Traffic Services (MATS) and the regulator of civil aviation were asked to compile technical reports over the unprecedented power outage at the airport.

The minister requested a technical report from each entity and asked for immediate remedies to ensure there’s no repeat of Tuesday’s situation.