Air Malta has today expressed its satisfaction that the local public transport strike action was lifted and that common sense has prevailed. The transportation services strike, which was affecting the islands for the last four days, was called off and transportation services in Malta are back to normal.
The strike has caused major disruptions in the tourism industry and Air Malta immediately observed a slowdown in bookings since demand during the last four days was halved. Now that the strike is over the airline is expecting that the booking situation returns to normal levels.
During the strike Air Malta assisted a number of passengers booked on low cost and other airlines who have missed their flights due to the blockage of roads caused by the striking transportation workers. In line with its policy of social commitment to Malta, the National Airline gave these passengers free Air Malta tickets to them to continue their journey and minimise their discomfort.
The airline would like to thank all those persons and organisations who helped out to return the situation to normal.