Ryanair to set up a new airline based in Malta
According to The Sunday Times of Malta, Ryanair’s holding company is in the process of setting up a new airline that will incorporate the 61...
Lufthansa launches surprising new route between New York Newark and Malta
Over the weekend, Lufthansa loaded a new service between New York Newark and Malta into its schedule for this summer. The Airbus A350-900 flight...
A towed Ryanair aircraft crashes into a fuel lorry at Malta airport
The Maltese Bureau of Air Accident Investigation is looking into an accident at the airport that involved a towed aircraft and caused the diversion...
APU malfunction on Emirates Airline Boeing 777 at Malta Airport
On 6 March, an Emirates Airline Boeing 777 (A6-ECV) encountered a malfunction with its auxiliary power unit (APU) at Malta Airport. Smoke was coming...
Turkish Airlines and Ryanair aircraft clip wings at Malta Airport
On 17 January, two aircraft clipped wings at Malta Airport: a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 (EI-DHW on flight FR9874) that just landed from a flight...
Ryanair to invest in a Malta AOC, through the purchase of Malta Air
Confirming information published earlier, Ryanair Holdings today (11th June) announced it has agreed to purchase Malta Air, a Maltese start-up airline, into which Ryanair...
Air Malta starts sales for its Safe Corridor Summer 2020 schedule opening on 1 July
Air Malta has just launched its new Summer 2020 schedule based on the safe corridor concept and has today opened its reservation systems for...
A disaster narrowly avoided while towing a Ryanair aircraft at Malta Airport
A major explosion was narrowly avoided when, on 2 April 2021, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 (registered 9H-QCJ and operated by Malta Air) collided with...
airBaltic adds flights to Malta, Yerevan, Baku
Latvian airline airBaltic announces that during the summer 2022 season it will offer passengers flights from Riga to Malta, Yerevan (Armenia) and Baku (Azerbaijan).Martin...
Qatar Airways touches down in Malta
Daily direct flights now served by an Airbus A320 aircraft during the summer, with a four-times-weekly service in winterQatar Airways’ inaugural flight from Doha...
Wizz Air announces 2 new bases: Saint Petersburg, Russia, and Dortmund, Germany
Wizz Air announced 2 new bases today and yesterday, at Saint Petersburg and Dortmund.The Hungarian low-cost had already announced another base earlier this week...
Bird strike sends Air Malta flight back to Berlin
Air Malta confirms that flight KM377, operating from Berlin to Malta on 31 December 2022, encountered a bird strike shortly after take-off at 17:50.The...
Malta makes it to Ryanair’s strongest destinations for Summer 2020
Ryanair announced that it’s seen a surge in its Maltese Summer 20 bookings, with tens of thousands of passengers booking to the island since...
Three passengers lost consciousness due to heat onboard Air Malta plane
During a scheduled Air Malta flight to Rome, three passengers lost consciousness due to "unprecedented soaring temperatures" inside the aircraft. The incident occurred while...
Air Malta provides additional summer capacity
Air Malta announced today that following significant demand for air travel post-Covid, it has leased an additional aircraft to be able to offer added...
Vienna Airport registers two-thirds fewer passengers in first half of 2020
Flughafen Wien Group in H1/2020: COVID-19 crisis severely burdens the aviation sector – Vienna Airport registers two-thirds fewer passengers, Group revenue down 51.2%, EBITDA...
European Airports urge EU to investigate Malta for breaching COVID-19 travel rules
ACI Europe, which represents European airports, has urged the European Commission to investigate Malta for “breaching” EU travel rules.
PoliticoPro has seen a letter that...
Malta International Airport marks 30 years since the terminal’s inauguration
On 9 February 1992, 140 passengers arrived at Malta International Airport on board a direct flight from Moscow. These passengers were the first to...
Runaway plane crosses active runway at Malta Airport
A potentially serious incident occurred at Malta International Airport when a runaway Dash 8-100 turboprop aircraft rolled onto the main runway.Footage shows the aircraft,...
February 2021 at Vienna Airport: passenger traffic down 92.1%
February 2021 Traffic Results: Flughafen Wien AG Reports Ongoing Severe Slump in Passenger Volumes – 188,101 Passengers in the Flughafen Wien Group and 158,786...