New airline replacing Air Malta to fly on March 31, 2024
The “new” airline which will replace Air Malta has officially been announced… and it’s bringing with it a number of changes. The new airline will operate 17 routes instead of 37 and use eight planes instead of 10, but this time round, it’s all about the company actually registering a profit. Three of the airline’s […]
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 […]
Meet Davide at IMEX America
Meet Davide – Colours of Malta at Malta Booth Number: E1616 at imex America, Last Vegas, Mandalay Bay between October 17-19, 2023. Colours of Malta has been operating as a Destination Management Company (DMC) across the Maltese islands since 1998. Our core specialization lies in the management of MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions). Over […]
Additional Paris CDG rotations
Air Malta is further expanding its Winter 2023-24 scheduled flight operation with the addition of: 2 x extra Paris CDG rotations on Days 1 & 5 respectively See the above table for the updated schedule for both Paris airports. This increased capacity should help cater for more inbound GROUP and MICE traffic to Malta, as well […]
Discovery of Neptune painting in National Museum of Archaeology
A painting discovered behind a blocked arch at the Gran Salon within the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta has been confirmed as an image of Neptune, the Roman God of the Sea, following a conservation project held by Heritage Malta with Bank of Valletta’s (BOV) support. The painting, which sees the god hold a trident in […]
Malta International Airport reports busiest ever month
Malta’s blockbuster year for tourism is showing no signs of slowing down, with Malta International Airport (MIA) registering its busiest ever month in July 2023, beating the previous monthly record, held by August 2019, by more than 25,000 passenger movement. The airport welcomed 848,716 passengers in July, a new record that may be overtaken as […]
Is-Suq tal-Belt: A historic covered market at Valletta’s core
Valletta is routinely referred to as a highlight by tourists and foreign expats getting to know the island. The sheer number of architectural gems, rich history and way of life in the capital city is appreciated by locals and foreigners alike. While there are worries that Valletta is losing some of the rich cultural value […]
World’s first deepwater archaeological park inaugurated off Xlendi
At a depth of more than 110 metres, the world’s first deepwater archaeological park has been inaugurated off Xlendi in Gozo. The park, designated as an Archaeological Zone at Sea in 2020, covers a total of 67,000 square metres. Speaking during the park’s inauguration ceremony on the Xlendi waterfront, National Heritage Minister Owen Bonnici remarked […]
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 […]
MIA Reports Record Traffic Surpassing Pre-Pandemic Levels
Malta International Airport reports record mid-year traffic results for 2023, MIA CEO Alan Borg revealed in the company’s revised forecast. In a recent press conference, he stated that traffic is expected to return to 2019 levels by the end of this year. In the first half of 2023, MIA registered an impressive 3.43 million passengers. […]