Air Malta’s freshly-announced non-stop to JFK sounds, on paper, like the island’s aviation holy grail: leave Luqa at 09:00, land in Queens at 13:00 the same day, no wrestling with suitcases in Frankfurt, no 4 a.m. dash through Charles de Gaulle. The first Maltese-flagged aircraft to touch New York since 1989 is being marketed as…
**Sky-High Hopes, Earth-Bound Wallets: Why the New Malta-NYC Direct Route Costs More Than a Sicilian Detour** Sliema wine-bar owner Marisa Camilleri had already drafted the Instagram caption: “Finally serving New Yorkers *our* sunsets without the layover.” Then she saw the price. “€1,280 return in economy? That’s two months of rent in Gżira,” she laughed, half-jokingly…
**Maltese in France Caught in Crossfire as Macron Faces Day of ‘Anger’** Valletta – While Malta slept through a quiet Wednesday night, Maltese expatriates living in France woke to the sound of sirens and shuttered Métro stations as the country ground to a halt in the largest wave of strikes since President Emmanuel Macron pushed…
ALPA: Union offered to suspend directives ‘several’ occasions, but talks with Malta International Airport remain grid-locked The tarmac at Malta International Airport (MIA) has been quieter than usual, and not because of off-season schedules. For the third week running, Air Malta pilots—members of the Airline Pilots’ Association (ALPA)—have stuck to a work-to-rule that is rippling…
