June kicked off the reopening of tourism once again after a long period of deserted airport halls due to the pandemic. But as things get back to normality, people are getting the travel bug and it looks like Malta is on their radar.

By end June, Malta International Airport welcomed 190,505 passengers, a figure that marks an improvement over the traffic handled in the previous months. However, it is also a 73.6 per cent drop when compared to June 2019.

Malta has always been a popular summer destination, having much to offer for any traveller. Last month’s top drivers for passenger traffic  were Italy, Germany, France, Poland, and Spain, with the Spanish market making a comeback among Malta International Airport’s five most popular destinations following the resumption of flights to Valencia and Seville in June. Vamonos!

Interestingly, a travel sentiment survey conducted by the European Travel Commission in May 2021 revealed that surveyed Europeans who were planning to travel in summer showed a preference for Southern European destinations including Spain, Italy, France, and Greece.

While the United Kingdom did not appear among the top five drivers of traffic, despite Malta’s greenlisting towards the end of June, it moved up a place from May to rank sixth among the airport’s top markets.