13:30 local time: 90 passengers released in two stages. 28 remain on board.
13:15 local time: Maltese Prime Minister, Dr Muscat, speaks to Libyan Prime Minister, Faez al Serraj.
13:05 local time: All flights to and from Malta International Airport have been cancelled, delayed or diverted to Internazionale Catania.
12:13 local time: The plane's engines are still running some 45 minutes after landing. Aircraft is surrounded by Maltese military. Nobody has exited the plane.
11:32 local time: The plane has landed at Malta International Airport. Hijackers are still on board. Maltese forces are now on standby along the airport's runway.
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Maltese media is reporting that two hijackers are threatening to blow up a plane with 118 people on board.
One hijacker is claiming to be in possession of a hand grenade.
The flight involved is an internal Libyan flight which had diverted to Malta International Airport.
The hijackers are claiming to be pro-Gaddafi. It is not known what their demands are at this point.
The Maltese prime minister, Joseph Muscat, has tweeted that there is a "potential hijack situation".
The situation is the second incident for the airline this week, when on December 19th the airline was forced to withdraw one of its fleet after it was shot while on the ground at Tripoli Airport.
More as we hear it.
Feature image: stock photo.
