Air Malta carried 970,636 passengers between April and August 2023

970,636 passengers travelled with Air Malta between the start of April and the end of last August, Executive Chairman David Curmi confirmed on Thursday. The figure represents a 26 per cent increase from the performance of the same period last year, with the highest number of passengers being carried last month with 213,963. “As we […]

Airport targets 7.2 million passengers by end of the year

Malta International Airport expects 7.2 million passengers to pass through its gates this year, the company’s chief executive officer Alan Borg revealed last Wednesday. If achieved, the figure would represent a 25 per cent increase in passenger numbers over 2022 and fall just shy of the 7.3 million record achieved in 2019, before the COVID-19 […]

Air Malta to be replaced by a new national airline

Malta’s national airline, Air Malta will officially be replaced by a new flag-carrier and is expected to continue operating right until the new one takes over by the end of the year. The fact that the country’s national airline was expected to wind down operations had become an open secret in recent months, especially following reports […]

Newly-formed Valletta Airlines receives Air Operator Certificate

Valletta Airlines on Thursday announced that it has been issued an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) ahead of its planned launch this year. The airline, which is owned by Air Valletta Group and is backed by private Cypriot investment, will focus on global charter and ACMI markets, targeting Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, and Asia. […]

Flights to Malta

Malta is well-connected to Europe and beyond, with multiple airlines offering direct and connecting flights to Malta. Here’s an overview of some key routes: Direct Flights to Malta Zagreb, Croatia: Ryanair operates direct flights from Zagreb to Malta. Parma, Italy: Malta Air offers direct flights from Parma. Dubai, UAE: FlyDubai provides four weekly flights, with […]