airberlin Adds Maltese Connections

German carrier airberlin is to introduce weekly flights to Malta from EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, Hamburg and Nuremberg from May 1, its only current links to the Mediterranean island. Around 341,000 O&D passengers travelled between Germany and Malta on scheduled services in the 12 months up to January 2011, with national carrier Air Malta carrying around 265,000, giving it a 77.5 per cent share. The market from Switzerland is also dominated by Air Malta which holds a 79.1 per cent share of the 58,000 passenger O&D traffic.

Schedule:

Basel – Malta
AB2616 BSL1145 – 1400MLA 73G 7
AB2617 MLA0835 – 1105BSL 73G 7

Nuremberg – Malta
AB2900 NUE0805 – 1035MLA EQV 7
AB2901 MLA1115 – 1340NUE EQV 7

Schedule Source: Airline Route