Ethiopian B757 makes emergency landing in Malta

An Ethiopian Boeing 757 airliner made an emergency landing at Malta International Airport this morning after one of its two engines failed, sources said.

The Boeing 757 was on a flight from Addis Ababa to Rome Fiumicino when it declared an emergency and diverted to Malta.

The Health Department was immediately informed and an emergency plan was put in place. Two ambulances were sent on site and all the doctors and nurses at the Emergency Department at Mater Dei Hospital as well as those at the four main health centres and at St Vincent De Paul, were prepared to handle any possible injuries.

The plane landed safely at 4.30 a.m.

Source: timesofmalta.com

First Report from di-ve.com

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 757-200 was forced to land in Malta yesterday following a bird strike while enroute to its destination in Ethiopia.

The Boeing with registration ET-ALZ, which left Rome Fiumicino Airport, in Italy, and was on its way to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, had 135 people on board.

The crew decided to shut down the right engine when 140 nautical miles from Malta and decided to divert to Malta International Airport and requested emergency services to be on stand-by.

Following repairs on the ground, flight ET-703 departed towards Addis Ababa reaching its destination with a delay of more than 10 hours.