Air Malta launches new services to Genoa and Turin
This summer Air Malta will start operating twice-weekly flights to both Genoa and Turin. The airline has committed to float over 7,000 seats on these routes that are expected to generate new tourism opportunities from the Italian market.
Air Malta’s Turin flight will be operated directly every Monday and Friday and will commence on the 14th May 2010. Flights to Genoa will be operated via Reggio Calabria every Tuesday and Saturday and will start as from next 4th May 2010.
Following the opportunities which arose after EU accession, whereby Air Malta can sell seats on intra-European flights, the Maltese airline is able to operate and sell seats on the Reggio Calabria/ Genoa sectors. Such opportunities make flights such as the Malta - Genoa route, starting next month, feasible to be operated by Air Malta.
The Italian market has always been important for the Maltese airline. The Rome route was in fact amongst the handful of routes that Air Malta operated from the start on the 1st April 1974. Throughout the years the Italian market has grown and last year it became the second largest market after the UK for tourism to Malta. In 2009, Air Malta transported 259,139 scheduled passengers to/from Italy, representing an increase of +2%. As from the end of this month, Air Malta will be increasing its seat capacity on the Italian market by around 60,000 more seats, +20% increase on last year.
To celebrate the launch of these new services, Air Malta is offering special fares starting from as little as €79, return inclusive of all taxes. These two routes will complement Air Malta’s other Italian routes of Bologna, Verona, Rome and Milan that are also being offered starting from this low-fare price and will be served with additional convenient flying times.
No service fees are charged to tickets issued via Air Malta’s portal www.airmalta.com. An additional fee of €5 on each ticket is applicable to all tickets issued from the Call Centre, while each ticket issued from the airline’s sales office is subject to a Euro 10 service fee. Certain conditions and travel restrictions on these offers may apply.
Air Malta offers its customers a full service treatment on all its flights to main city airports where it operates a new aircraft fleet, in-flight entertainment, complimentary refreshments and newspapers, 8 kgs of free hand luggage, as well as a poolable 20kg free baggage allowance for economy class passengers and 30kgs for Club Class passengers. Air Malta is committed to offer value for money and superior service, in both its economy as well as business class cabins.
