Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

An Air Malta Airbus A320-200, registration 9H-AHS performing flight KM-514 from Malta (Malta) to Vienna (Austria) with 170 passengers and 7 crew, was climbing out of Malta’s runway 23 when the crew donned their oxygen masks, declared PAN PAN PAN reporting smoke in the flight deck and stopped the climb at about 2000 feet . The aircraft returned to Malta for a safe landing on runway 31 about 13 minutes after departure and stopped on the runway for an inspection by emergency services. The aircraft taxied to the apron about 8 minutes after landing.

The airline reported customers on the flight as well as the return flight KM-515 from Vienna are being taken to hotels to wait for the replacement flight.