New low-cost airlines enter Maltese market
6 September 2006Two major low-cost airlines, Ryanair and Easy Jet, have received the go-ahead from the Maltese government to operate new routes to the Mediterranean island.
Accepting incentives worth some $3 million a year to operate year-round services, Ryanair will within eight weeks be offering a daily service to Malta from London’s Luton airport and a thrice-weekly flight from Pisa, Italy.