Operating to Malta? - Read This
About 2 weeks ago, there was an airprox with a KM737 on long final and a light aircraft (I think it may have been an ultralight), allegedly from Italy, with the KM becoming visual and having to break off the approach on sighting the "bandit."
As with these incidents, the truth will out with the report, but I believe it was pretty close, apparently made worse as the small aircraft was either not using or not equipped with a transponder.
Just paxed out on GT today and they had their T/O clearance pulled and had to make a (low speed) RTO due to "an unidentified aircraft" in the area, according to the skipper.
I suspect that the ATC in Malta may be understandably a little "twitchy" following recent events (which received strong local media coverage) and thought I'd share this with any professionals scheduled to operate there, as it may be useful as background info.