KM Malta Airlines granted Air Operator Certificate and Air Operator Licence by Maltese Civil Aviation Directorate

1 December 2023

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Date: Friday 01 December 2023, Malta

KM Malta Airlines granted Air Operator Certificate and Air Operator Licence by Maltese Civil Aviation Directorate

The new airline will perform its first inaugural flight on 31 March 2024.

The vision, ambition and mandate of KM Malta Airlines is to protect and enhance the connectivity of the Maltese Islands to Europe and beyond, to support the Islands’ continued economic development and to grow into a successful and sustainable airline.

KM Malta Airlines will adopt a key European destination focus, linking Malta with the main capital cities in Western Europe, with the primary European airport hubs, and connecting with partner airlines.

Following the achievement of this important milestone, KM Malta Airlines announced that it has launched its Summer 2024 Schedule and will open for bookings on Monday 4 December 2023.

The Summer 2024 schedule of KM Malta Airlines will operate from 31 March 2024 and will end on 26 October 2024. During this summer program the airline will operate an intense flying schedule serving 17 airports across 15 cities operating a total of 8,546 flights and offering 1,430,000 seats. The airline will perform 284 weekly flights reaching an average aircraft utilisation of 12hrs. 08 mins. per unit day.

The Maltese Civil Aviation Directorate has today granted KM Malta Airlines Ltd. an Air Operator Certificate and an Air Operator Licence paving the way for a new national airline for the Maltese

Islands.

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