19th August, 2016 The Frothiest Festival of the Year In around a month’s time the tapping of the first beer keg accompanied by “O’zapft is!” will declare this year’s Oktoberfest open for 16 days of beer guzzling and revelry under 34 tents. This means that you’re still in time to book your flight to Munich – where the festival takes place at the Theresienwiese – […]
11th August, 2016 Malta International Airport prepares for this summer’s busiest day August has become closely associated with office shut downs and markedly less traffic, as many people head out of the country for their annual summer holiday. For Malta International Airport, however, August means added passenger traffic and a bustling apron, making for a very hectic four weeks. The airport is warming up to break some […]
11th August, 2016 Foodie Fridays We’re giving you one more reason to TGIF with the launch of Foodie Fridays at the airport! Participating in our new Foodie Friday draw is as easy as this: 1 When visiting the airport on a Friday, spend at least EUR 10 at any one of our 7 landside* food outlets 2 Write your […]
3rd August, 2016 More than half a million passengers at MIA in July Summer continues to prove busy for Malta International Airport, with July alone registering more than 580,000 passenger movements; nearly as many people as the population of Scotland’s biggest city, Glasgow. July’s figures translate into a growth of 5.9% in passenger movements over the same month last year, partly due to an increased seat capacity of […]
2nd August, 2016 MIA reduces emissions by 700 tonnes Malta International Airport reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 700 tonnes in 2015, while also reducing CO2 emissions specifically from 2.29kgs per passenger to 1.98kgs, an improvement of 13.5 per cent. This emerges from the airport’s first Sustainability Report that was published following the world-renowned Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) standards, and the highlights of […]
29th July, 2016 Malta International Airport Officially Awarded Four Stars by Skytrax MIA awarded for ‘excellent’ lounges, new website, efficient security screening and great signage Only 13 European airports are rated four stars including Zurich, Barcelona El Prat and Amsterdam Schipol. Skytrax’s audit report has guided new features and considerations in the design process of the ambitious terminal expansion project Malta International Airport has been awarded four […]
19th July, 2016 Aviation facts to save the day If you’re travelling solo this summer, the likelihood is that you’ll find yourself waiting in long queues for check-in, doing some more waiting before boarding, and thinking how great it would be if you had something remotely clever to say to the interesting-looking traveller sitting just across from you. If you don’t have the gift […]
14th July, 2016 Duty Free Extravaganza This summer it pays to leave your shopping until the last minute with our Duty Free Extravaganza. Get a 20% discount voucher to use on your next purchase when you spend EUR 40 or more at the main Duty Free shop. Our Duty Free shop has even slashed the prices of over 1000 items from […]
14th July, 2016 A brief guide to Greek delights Many believe that no holiday is complete without a taste of a locality’s culinary favourites. If you’re travelling to Greece on one of the ten weekly flights leaving our airport to Athens this summer, you should know that Greek food is as delightful to pronounce as it is to savour. Air Malta x2 weekly (until 28th […]
13th July, 2016 MIA predicts almost 5 million passengers by end of 2016 Revised forecast shows that around 4.97 million passengers are expected to pass through MIA by end of year Between January and June, passenger movements grew by 9.8 per cent Airport confident about sustaining these results in the upcoming winter months Malta International Airport is expecting 4.97 million passengers to pass through the airport by the […]
