Air Malta re-connects Europe to North Africa with its new route to Tunis

26 June 2017

Air Malta inaugurated today a new scheduled service to the North African City of Tunis. This service also heralds the national airline’s return to North Africa.  The Maltese airline is resuming services to Tunis after an absence of eight years, initially with a three times a weekly operation.

Thanks to short and convenient transfers through Malta International Airport, this new Air Malta service will offer seamless flight connectivity between Tunisia and the European cities of Vienna, London, Rome, Amsterdam, Prague, Munich, Brussels, Marseille, Catania, Milan and Zurich.  Air Malta will also provide full cargo services on this route opening up a new cargo gateway to/from Tunisia and beyond.

Mr Paul Sies, Chief Commercial Officer; stated, “The launch of this route initiates Air Malta’s position as a carrier connecting the islands to important regions in Europe and North Africa, this besides the many connections it already offers across the Mediterranean and beyond. We are very excited to be one of the first European airlines to resume regular services to Tunis.  Through this launch we are not just offering another new destination on our route network but we are also extending our services by opening a new gateway connecting Europe and North Africa thereby facilitating the movement of passengers and cargo between the two continents; may many other (north) African destinations follow.’’

The flight schedule to Tunis will operate as follows:

Monday / Wednesday / Friday

dep

Malta

0205hrs

arr

Tunis

0205hrs

dep

Tunis

0415hrs

arr

Malta

0605hrs

More information is available on www.airmalta.com, by calling Air Malta’s Call Centre on +356 21662211, from Air Malta sales office at Malta International Airport or from Travel Agents in Malta or Tel Aviv.

All photos taken by Ramon Portelli / Air Malta.

Picture 1 (from left): H.E. Dr Mark Anthony Pace - Ambassador of Malta to Tunisia, Mounir Arous - General Manager ATACS, Air Malta’s Representative in Tunisia, David Galea - Air Malta’s Manager North Africa,  Capt Lawrence Mifsud Bonnici, Mahmoud Said - General Director, Tunisair Handling, Paul Sies - Air Malta’s Chief Commercial Officer.



Picture 2: Bernard Charles Mifsud - Chargé d’Affaires of the Maltese Embassy in Tunisia, H.E. Dr Mark Anthony Pace - Ambassador of Malta to Tunisia, Mahmoud Said - General Director, Tunisair Handling, Paul Sies - Air Malta’s Chief Commercial Officer.


Picture 3: H.E. Dr Mark Anthony Pace - Ambassador of Malta to Tunisia together with a group of passengers on Air Malta’s first flight to Tunisia.


Picture 4/6/7/8/10/11/13: Passengers on board Air Malta’s first flight to Tunis.














Picture 5: H.E. Dr Mark Anthony Pace - Ambassador of Malta to Tunisia (2nd right) speaking with Paul Sies - Air Malta’s Chief Commercial Officer and the crew of the flight.


Picture 9: The flight crew Jonathan Micallef, Anabelle Almerigo, Lyann Marie Abela, Liliana Mifsud, Mark Scicluna - In-flight Manager, First Officer - Chris Borg Barthet, Capt. Lawrence Mifsud Bonnici, together with Paul Sies - Air Malta’s Chief Commercial Officer, David Galea - Air Malta’s Manager North Africa.


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