**Watch: Red Arrows pilot Graeme Muscat prepares for his last performance** As the RAF Red Arrows streak across Malta’s azure skies this weekend, one pilot will be experiencing the bittersweet thrill of a final farewell. Flight Lieutenant Graeme Muscat, the Maltese-descended pilot who has become a local legend in his ancestral homeland, is preparing for…
**Danish Airport Shutdown Reignites Maltese Fears Over Holiday Travel Chaos** Copenhagen Airport’s second drone closure in 48 hours has triggered fresh anxiety among Maltese travellers planning Nordic Christmas getaways, with local tour operators reporting a surge in rebooking requests and travel insurance queries. The suspected drone sighting on Tuesday evening forced Denmark’s largest airport to…
**Red Arrows Roar in for the Malta Airshow: A Sky-High Spectacle Uniting Island and Empire** The unmistakable roar of Rolls-Royce engines shattered Malta’s morning calm as the RAF Red Arrows pierced through Mediterranean blue, tracing perfect red, white and blue smoke across our island skies. For three glorious days this October, the Malta International Airshow…
**Maltese Travellers Breathe Easy as Copenhagen, Oslo Airports Reopen After Drone Chaos** Maltese travellers heading north for their winter getaways can finally exhale after Copenhagen and Oslo airports resumed operations following a dramatic day of drone-related closures that saw flights diverted across Scandinavia. The disruption, which began early Tuesday morning, forced Malta International Airport (MIA)…
# Delta Lands in Malta: First-Ever Direct New York Route to Launch June 2024 **History takes flight next summer as Delta Air Lines becomes the first American carrier to plant its colours at Malta International, promising a non-stop bridge between the archipelago and the Big Apple that could redraw the islands’ tourism map and rekindle…
**MHRA Slams Pilots’ Industrial Action, Warns of Lasting Damage to Malta’s Tourism Lifeline** The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) has issued a blistering critique of the latest industrial action by pilots operating under Malta Air Traffic Services (MATS), warning that the escalating disruption is “chipping away at the very backbone of our economy” and…
Rotor blades sliced the early-morning haze above Valletta’s Grand Harbour yesterday as Malta’s only home-grown helicopter operator, IslandRotors, unveiled plans to double its fleet and launch the islands’ first scheduled ‘hop-on’ aerial shuttle. Locals sipping kafè fit-tazza at the Upper Barrakka Gardens watched two sleek H145s swoop in formation over the Saluting Battery, a manoeuvre…
Maltese Skies Remain Untouched, Confirms MATS Amid Regional Tensions By Hot Malta Newsroom Malta’s famously azure skies are still ours—and only ours. The Malta Air Traffic Services (MATS) issued a concise but reassuring statement late yesterday evening, confirming that no unauthorised foreign aircraft have entered Maltese sovereign airspace in recent days. The announcement lands just…
**Ian Borg Pushes for American Airline Deal to Boost Malta-US Ties** Foreign Minister Ian Borg has embarked on a diplomatic offensive to secure direct flights between Malta and the United States, a move that could reshape the islands’ transatlantic connections and open new doors for Maltese businesses, students, and families divided by oceans. Borg’s recent…
