Air Malta has advised that a passenger that was repatriated to Malta on an Air Malta flight from Amsterdam tested positive to Covid-19 during a routine swab test.

The airline in a statement said that it advises all passengers on repatriation flights to conduct a swab test on their return to Malta.

The flight from Amsterdam “was not one of the air bridge destinations” which were opened on Wednesday.

Air Malta confirmed that the standard contact tracing procedure commenced by the Health Authorities.

The airline concluded by saying that all standard precautionary protocols as recommended by EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) and the Health Authorities have been followed including the sanitisation of the aircraft.

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