Set up by the Malta’s House of Representatives Resolution, Air Malta came to life on 21st March 1973 and got registered as a limited liability company on 30th March 1973. It has also received the Service Licence valid for ten years with effect from 1st April 1973. Air Malta is aimed at establishing, maintaining, developing and operating air transport services to and from Malta which, by the carriage of passengers, freight and mail, serve the national interest. With two wet-leased Boeing 720Bs from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Air Malta started flying operations on 1st April 1974 with scheduled services to London, Birmingham, Manchester, Rome, Frankfurt, Paris and Tripoli. Air Malta now serves around 50 destinations in Europe, North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Air Malta presently has a fleet of aircraft consisting Airbus A320s, Airbus A319s and Boeing 737-300s. Air Malta announced it’s receiving of the award of the ISO 9001-2000 certification by Moody International Certification Ltd for its airside ground handling services in July 2004. Air Malta in Rome operates as an international airline from the Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport, which is also known as Rome-Fiumicino International Airport. This airport is Italy’s largest airport and the second-largest international air gateway, and it carried over 30 million passengers in 2006. This airport is located 34 km away from the city center of Rome. It’s also one of the two hubs of the Italian flag carrier Alitalia along with Milan-Malpensa International Airport. Know more about Air Malta as Flightstoromeitaly.com updates you about the same.
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