Malta’s new flag-carrier will serve 26 fewer destinations than its predecessor, but the impact on connectivity to the island country looks set to be “minimal.”
Ryanair’s domestic expansion in Sweden, Swoop adding a fourth destination in Mexico, and Austrian Airlines returning to Montreal are among the latest new route announcements and service resumptions.
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair is to establish a subsidiary in Malta, with plans to have as many as ten aircraft on the island's register within the next three years. The airline will become the third new brand in the expanding group’s family of carriers.
As the previously troubled Air Malta goes from strength to strength, chief executive Clifford Chetcuti is assuring the sector it is an airline that is poised to deliver
The new flights will offer improved connectivity between Malta and the western part of Sicily. Palermo is Sicily’s largest city, a historic melting pot of Western and Arabic cultures and as a developing tourist destination, is becoming a gateway to explore the region, renowned for its rich culture, architecture and gastronomy.
