We can officially start waving goodbye to Malta’s national airline, Air Malta, as a new Maltese national airline has been announced.

The new airline will start operating on 31^st March, 2024 with the last Air Malta flight takes place on the 30^th March, 2024.

A total of 17 different routes will be operating. These are Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Catania, Dusseldorf, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Lyon, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris CDG, Paris Orly, Prague, Rome, Vienna and Zurich. The airline has increased the number of flights throughout the week to destinations such as Rome, Munich, Paris (CDG), Zurich and Vienna. They will now be operating much more frequently.

On the other hand, flights to Palermo, Naples, Nice, Geneva, Lisbon and Tel Aviv have been cancelled and will no longer fly.

They are also planning on introducing a direct flight to Copenhagen, Denmark by 2026/2027.

Those who booked flights with Air Malta flying after the 30^th March, 2024 will be refunded fully from the 1^st November, 2023.

Tickets for the new airline are set to go on sale on the 1^st December, 2023.

From now onwards, the new airline will be operating for 12 hours as opposed to the 9 hours Air Malta was being used.