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Traffic through MIA still 44% below pre-pandemic levels 14 countries that are currently connected to MIA have lifted all travel restrictions Data for the first two months of 2022 shows Malta still lagging behind its peers Malta International Airport welcomed 316,713 passengers in March, with this number bringing the traffic for the first quarter of […]

Malta International Airport has just unveiled its flight schedule for the summer season. Featuring 99 routes in 34 countries, the airport’s flight schedule offers almost 80% of the connections the Maltese Islands had enjoyed in summer 2019. Over the weekend, the airport welcomed the very first flight from Shannon, which will provide a direct link […]

February 2022 traffic grows by 24 per cent over the previous month Healthy SLF of 70.7 per cent indicates improved demand for travel The UK tops the airport’s market leaderboard Industry is facing new challenges arising from the war in Ukraine Last February’s passenger traffic registered a sevenfold increase over the same month in 2021. […]

An investment of almost €40 million in the construction of a new apron, which will equip the airport with the aerodrome infrastructure needed to handle future growth, was today given the green light by Malta International Airport’s Board of Directors. The Apron X project will see the development of an area measuring around 100,000 square […]

159,357 passengers travelled through Malta Airport in January Just over half of the seats available on flights from Malta were occupied Poland outperformed Germany & France for the first time to rank third among top markets JANUARY 2022 COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS January traffic through Malta International Airport increased fourfold over the same month in […]

On 9 February 1992, 140 passengers arrived at Malta International Airport on board a direct flight from Moscow. These passengers were the first to be welcomed at Malta’s new air terminal building, which had been inaugurated the previous day. Next week marks an important milestone in Malta International Airport’s history as, on Tuesday, the terminal […]

Malta International Airport was one of the first Maltese establishments to receive the ‘Autism Friendly Spaces’ quality label during an event organised by local NGO Prisms in collaboration with the Ministry for Inclusion, Social Wellbeing and Voluntary Organisations, the Commission of the Rights of Persons with Disability (CRPD) and Aġenzija Żgħażagħ. The ‘Autism Friendly Spaces’ […]

Slow first half of year followed by sign of recovery in Q3, with figures tripling over Q2 Malta’s recovery still lagging behind that of its peers, despite retention of 70 per cent of 2019 connectivity Air travel suffered instant impact of tighter restrictions at year-end; around 850 flights cancelled for Q1 2022 MIA appeals to […]

Passenger movements expected to peak on the 27th of December Travelling guests advised to arrive at the airport 2.5 hour prior to flight departure Free gift wrapping and performances by local artists at Departures Holiday travel has taken off at Malta International Airport, and as people return home from near and far to reunite with […]