Air Malta celebrated its return to Madrid for Summer 2022. The flight to the Spanish capital restarted on the 4 th April 2022 with up to three times a week operation every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. T hese services have been announced as part of over 125 return flights per week to 18 key European destinations which are being serv ed by Air Malta this summer.
“ Connectivity is a key prec ondition for effective bilateral relations between countries – it is for this reason that the re – establishment of the Air Malta flight to Madrid after a 10 – year break is a positive development. It is also a clear sign of Air Malta’s confidence in Madrid as a destination to continue to expand its market share at a time when we are gradually exiting the COVID pandemic. In fact, despite the competition on the route, we have encouraging indications of very favo u rable bookings on the new route both ways. As an E mbassy we intend to build on this momentum by partnering with our Spanish s takeholders, especially the relevant authorities in Madrid, to promote Madrid and Malta as respective destinations for business and leisure ”, said Daniel Azzopardi , Ambassador of Ma lta to Spain.
“ Our return to Spain’s capital city Madrid affirms our strategic commitment t o connect the Maltese Islands to major cities and major airports and to the affluent European catchments. We have work ed hard on an ambitious flight schedule that demonstrates our strong belief that travel and tourism will bounce back this summer . We have effectively double d our capacity over last Winter and this new scheduled service , is a strong commitment by Air Malta to offer more travel opportunity both for Spaniards and Maltese alike to visit the respective countries and build stronger relationships ”, commented Air Malta’s Executive Chairman, David G Curmi.
“Madrid is more than happy to welcome the first Air Malta fl ight after 10 years . We are sure Madrid will exceed the expectations of the Maltese . Our history, heritage, culture and gastronomy are our main pillars but more than that, our way of life. Welcome to Madrid,” said Hector Coronel, Director of Tourism at Mad rid City Council.
