HIJACK EXERCISE, NOVEMBER 2000

The Office of the Manager Airport Security, and the Armed Forces of Malta will be holding a full-scale hijack exercise at Malta International Airport. The exercise is planned to take place between Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 November 2000. The scope of this exercise is to test hijack exercise procedures.

The exercise will involve the participation of a number of organisations namely, the Malta Police Force, Air Malta, Malta International Airport, the Department of Health, and the Department of Information. The Corinthia Airport In-flight Caterers will be assisting in this exercise by providing catering services.

The exercise will involve some 450 personnel drawn from the participating organisations, and its staging will involve the use of an Air Malta aircraft made available for the occasion.

The general public is advised that any unusual activity by the security forces at Malta International Airport and the immediate vicinity of the airfield during the course of these two days will form part of this exercise and should not be cause for alarm.