1 comment.KM Malta Airlines inaugural flight to be 31st March
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KM Malta Airlines has said that it will perform its first inaugural flight on the 31st of March.
The replacement Air Malta airline has also announced that it has launched its Summer 2024 Schedule and will open for bookings this coming Monday, the 4th of December.
The new airline was today granted an Air Operator Certificate and Air Operator Licence by the Maltese Civil Aviation Directorate.
KM Malta Airlines said that it will adopt a “key European destination focus, linking Malta with the main capital cities in Western Europe, with the primary European airport hubs, and connecting with partner airlines.”
The Summer 2024 schedule of KM Malta Airlines will operate from 31st of March until the 26th of October.
The airline said it will operate a flying schedule serving 17 airports across 15 cities operating a total of 8,546 flights and offering 1,430,000 seats. The airline will perform 284 weekly flights reaching an average aircraft utilisation of 12 hrs. 08 mins. per unit day.
KM Malta Airline’s Summer 2024 programme include:
• 82 weekly flights between Malta and Italy
• 48 weekly flights between Malta and France
• 44 weekly flights between Malta and the United Kingdom
• 40 weekly flights between Malta and Germany
The airline has also announced that, according to plan, it has launched its recruitment programme and will be seeking to recruit c. 375 employees with the first call being made for Captains and First Officers.
The new airline said that it will operate a young single-type aircraft fleet of 8 Airbus 320NEOs, in a two- class configuration with a flexible Business Class cabin averaging 168 total saleable seats with up to 36 Business Class seats.
It explained that these modern fuel-efficient aircraft offer superior operating economics and better environmental performance with reduced CO2 emissions per passenger and lower noise pollution.
KM Malta Airlines “extended its gratitude to the Civil Aviation Directorate at Transport Malta and to everyone who has been part of this journey and the accomplishment of this first important milestone.”
I’m wondering what 82 weekly flights between Malta and Italy during the summer schedule equates to. Does it mean (on average) approximately 12 flights per day? That seems excessive to me. If not, it doesn’t make sense – or am I missing something?