Ryanair launched today three 'new' routes from or to Malta IAP.
The Catania and Brussels routes were both launched from Malta IAP - both operated with Boeing B737-800 (EI-EVP). Malta-Catania flight departed from Malta IAP at 1340lt and returned back at 1524lt, while the Malta-Brussels flight departed from Malta IAP at 1658lt and returned back at 2257lt.
On the other hand, the route from Vilnius, operated with Boeing B737-800 (EI-FOV), landed at Malta IAP at 1844lt and re-departed after turnaround at 1935lt.
This winter season, Ryanair will be offering the Catania and Brussels routes on a daily basis, while the Vilnius route only once weekly, on Sundays. (30-Oct-2016)
Monday, October 31, 2016
Monday, October 24, 2016
CAE Aviation SW4 crashes shortly after take-off from Malta IAP
A Fairchild SA227-AT Metroliner (N577MX) registered in the United States and leased to Luxembourg company CAE Aviation has crashed this morning shortly after taking-off from RWY 13 at Malta International Airport. The crash happened around 0720lt on the road (Triq l-Industrija, Kirkop) just outside the airport perimeter fence, very close to the spotter's wall.
Malta IAP's Fire and Rescue Services were quickly dispatched to crash scene to control the blazing aircraft full of fuel. These were soon joined by members from the Civil Protection Department, several ambulances and police oficers. The Police later reported that all five French people on board the aircraft were killed in the crash.
According to a press release by the Maltese Government's Deparment of Information, the flight was part of a French Customs surveillance operation which has been taking place for the past months, with the aim of tracing routes of illicit trafficking of all sorts, including human and drug trafficking. The said flight was registered with the Malta Air Traffic Services as a local flight and was to return to Malta within hours without landing in third countries. (Info from various sources / Photo: Edward Grech, 24-Oct-2016) (Video clip)
According to a press release by the Maltese Government's Deparment of Information, the flight was part of a French Customs surveillance operation which has been taking place for the past months, with the aim of tracing routes of illicit trafficking of all sorts, including human and drug trafficking. The said flight was registered with the Malta Air Traffic Services as a local flight and was to return to Malta within hours without landing in third countries. (Info from various sources / Photo: Edward Grech, 24-Oct-2016) (Video clip)
Sunday, October 9, 2016
M.I.A. plc releases traffic results for September 2016
September
became the third consecutive month to register more than half a million
passenger movements this year with a total of 531,962 passengers welcomed at
Malta IAP. This translates to an increase of 5.8% over the same month in 2015.
September's
upturn was bolstered by improved connectivity to the Maltese islands throughout
the summer. Seat capacity, which indicates the number of seats available to
Malta, registered a 4.2% rise over last year. Moreover, at 87.5%, September’s
seat load factor experienced a growth of 1.3%,
indicating that airlines were very efficient in filling up these available
seats.
Malta's
top drivers of traffic remain the U.K., Italy, Germany, France and Spain, with
all five markets registering varying degrees of growth ranging from 2% to 14%.
The growth of the French market mainly stems from an increased capacity to one
of France's major airports, Paris-Orly. Furthermore, September marks Spain's
third consecutive appearance among Malta IAP's top five
markets, following added flights on the Madrid route.
Although
they did not secure a spot among the top five markets last month, both Poland
and Switzerland experienced a remarkable hike in passenger movements compared
to 2015, amounting to 36% and 14%, respectively.
Up until
the Sep. 30th, Malta IAP hosted 3,894,040 passengers
– a growth of 7.5% over last year. Aircraft movements grew by 2.4% while seat
capacity increased by 5.3%. The seat load factor also rose to 83.4% compared to
81.7% last year. (Source: maltairport.com, Oct-2016)
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Malta's Air X eyes U.S. charter flights
Air X has applied to the U.S. Department of
Transportation for exemption authority as well as a Foreign Air Carrier
Permit (FACP). The Maltese VIP charter specialist is seeking
permission to operate charter flights ferrying persons, property and mail from
any point or points behind any member state of the European Union, via any
point or points in any member state and via intermediate points to any point or
points in the United States and beyond. It intends to use "large
aircraft" for its proposed services. (Source: ch-aviation.com, 4-Oct-2016)
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