Malta Flights - Who Is Boosting The Vacations Market?

Malta didn't receive as much air traffic from XL Airways as other, more cost-effective airlines. ABTA, and other travel industry organisations swung into action to ensure holidaymakers got home, and those not yet departed for their holidays were refunded. Low cost airlines might be the underlying basis of the increase in tourism on Malta.

About 77,000 more tourists flew from points in Europe to Malta in the initial half of 2008 essentially due to Air Maltas new pricing packages. A stupefying 57 % of those holiday makers traveled through Air Malta. Chief Officer Commercial, Brock Friesen expounded, We are building on the excellent results registered last winter, when, for the 1st time in history, Air Malta transported over half a million passengers.

He further said that tourism to Malta was strongly benefitting from Air Maltas increases in traffic. Three p.c in July 2008 compared to July 2007, Ryanair has increased its traffic volume by 116 %, making a crucia! l effect on the Maltese economy. Malta is a fine example of somewhere which has seen pointy costs recently, helped by a buoyant domestic market complemented with buyers from overseas searching for second houses and to go to Malta on an abiding basis, which routinely comprises purchasing a Malta property. Overall Malta property could have dropped under three % in 2008 if latterly released bank stats are going to be thought. Whether Malta can face up to the pressures of the world economy taking a downturn is still to be seen, but 2009 does rely still principally on the United Kingdom economy, which now isnt looking too promising. Dream holiday. Many travellers are repeat visitors who say they wouldn't desert their holiday to Malta, even if it suggests tightening the budget to accommodate it. The impact of low cost flights to Malta has been astonishing.