Air Malta Starts Its Winter Flight Schedule Presenting Great Offers for Both Short and Long Holidays

6 November 2015

Date: Friday, 06 November 2015
Ref: 063 - 2015 

Air Malta started operating its winter schedule of operations. With over 210 direct weekly flights, coupled with its code-share partners’ flight network, the airline is offering multiple opportunities for tourists to come to visit the Maltese Islands during winter.

“We are currently carrying more than 30,000 tourists every week”, commented Ursula Silling, Air Malta’s Chief Commercial Officer. “This winter we are planning to bring over half a million passengers. Malta’s Mediterranean island charms are winning more visitors than ever. The warmth of the Mediterranean sun even in winter, the clarity of the Mediterranean sea and the welcoming smiles of the Maltese people have won the hearts of visitors for years. These tiny islands also offers a host of diverse attractions and activities for those seeking a short break from the winter blues. The islands are a lot more than just sun and sea.”

“With our new product range, enhanced services to major European gateways, day trip opportunities to/from London and Catania, conveniently timed flight schedules and improved cooperation with our code-share partners to offer the best onward connections, we are confident of success”, added Ms Silling. 

This winter Air Malta will start operating direct non-stop flights to both Amsterdam and Brussels. Following increased demand as a result of the positive introduction of the code-share agreement with KLM, the airline is now in a position to offer direct services instead of combined rotations between Malta, Amsterdam and Brussels. The code-share with KLM is also offering more opportunity for connections with North America. Air Malta will be retaining the same code-share agreements offering more connectivity with destinations beyond Air Malta’s network. The list of current code share partner airlines includes Air France, KLM, Lufthansa, Brussels Airlines, Austrian, Swiss, Meridiana, Turkish Airlines, Aeroflot, Etihad and Emirates. 

“Our Net Promoter Score, an index ranging from -100 to 100 that measures the willingness of customers to recommend a company's products or services to others is increasing. During the last week of October we scored an NPS score of 54, which is in the top score of any industry. This is more good news for Air Malta as this index is used to gauge the customer's overall satisfaction with the airline and the customer's loyalty to the brand”, commented Ms Silling.

This winter Air Malta will be operating direct average scheduled weekly flights to/from: Algiers (2), Amsterdam (4), Athens (2), Berlin (3), Brussels (7), Catania (9), Dusseldorf (5), Frankfurt (6), Hamburg (2), London Gatwick (7) and London Heathrow (14), Manchester (4), Milan Linate (5), Moscow Domodedovo (2), Munich (7), Paris Charles de Gaulle (6) and Paris Orly (4), Rome (7), Vienna (4), and Zurich (7). 
 
Air Malta operates a conveniently timed flight schedule to main city airports, offering easy access and connections with a reliable flight schedule. Together with partner airlines, the Maltese airline offers a network of over 100 destinations. The airline’s online timetable is available at www.airmalta.com.  

As part of the product changes introduced recently, the airline has overhauled its baggage allowance policies in favour of customers. Air Malta wants that its customers continue enjoying peace of mind and offers a generous free allowance of one 10kg hand luggage and a one piece of 20kgs free hold baggage allowance, even on its lowest ‘Simply Fly’ fare. Business Class passengers are given an allowance of two pieces of hand luggage for a total weight of 15kgs and up to two pieces of hold baggage allowance (maximum 64kgs) for its ‘Business Anytime’ customers. These positive changes are part of the airline’s ‘We Care More’ initiatives. 

For more information visit www.airmalta.com, or log onto www.facebook.com/AirMalta or your local travel agent.

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