Malta International Airport’s traffic up to 3.4 million in first half of 2023
Malta International Airport plc (MIA) recorded a positive first half of 2023, registering 3.4 million passenger movements during the six months. This meant that the airport’s traffic volumes during the period exceeded those of the first half of 2019 (3.2 million) by 5.6 per cent. This year’s figure also represents a sharp 48 per cent […]
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 […]
Two direct flights per week between Nice and Malta
From the 27th of March, Air Malta will offer two direct flights per week between Nice Côte d’Azur and Malta Luqa airport. Departures from Nice are scheduled for Monday and Friday.
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. […]
Air Malta announce new flights to Lisbon
The trips to the Portuguese capital are the fifth new destination which form part of the airline’s summer route expansion, which also include flights to Naples, Nice, Palermo and Tel Aviv. The flights will happen twice per week, on Mondays and Thursdays and will operate between June and October 26th, 2023.
174,460 tourists visit Malta in November
During November 2022, a total of 174,460 inbound tourists were estimated to have visited Malta. 144,631 of said tourists visited the island for holiday purposes whereas 23,615 visited the island for business purposes. The largest share of inbound tourists were aged between 25 and 44 (ranking at 40.7%), followed by the 45 to 64 age […]
Holiday Inn set to land in Malta in 2024
Holiday Inn is set to launch at the heart of St Julian’s, adding to Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Eden Leisure Group’s growing list of hotels in Malta. IHG and Eden Leisure Group are targeting an opening date at the start of 2024, after a management agreement between the two companies was signed in 2019, Eden […]
An incentive at the salt pans in Gozo
Here’s how we set up the Xwejni salt pans in Gozo for a French group of 300 people on the 6th of May. The salt pans in Gozo’s northerly coast just up from Marsalforn are a transfixing landmark and of vital importance, upholding an ancient trade and skill, whilst harvesting one of Gozo’s important natural […]
8 of Malta’s stunning wayside chapels
The Maltese Islands really do have the grandest of churches – we have one for nearly ever day of the year! But often, it’s in the simplest of chapels that we can find tranquillity and peace (not to mention some of the islands’ most spectacular countryside views). Here are 8 of Malta’s prettiest wayside chapels. […]
Relaxing of COVID-19 rules in Malta
From Monday 11th April, the Covid-19 requirements upon entering Malta, are as follows: A negative PCR test or rapid test valid to enter into Malta – According to the notice both the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test will be accepted, although the latter can be done earlier. For RATs, […]