In its first two months of operations, Air Malta said that its new route to Palermo has registered excellent results with load factors reaching an average of 90%. The twice weekly schedule to the Sicilian capital, which commenced on the 4th July, will be retained throughout winter 2016/7.

"We are excited with these encouraging preliminary figures," commented Ursula Silling, Air Malta's Chief Commercial Officer." In just two months we have carried over 5,000 guests and we are on track to carry around 20,000 passengers in our first year of operation."

Air Malta said that the services between Malta and Palermo are operating in addition to the 15 weekly flights to the island's other important city of Catania.

Air Malta's flight schedule is operating as follows:

Monday dep

Malta 1315hrs arr Palermo 1415hrs

dep Palermo 1505hrs arr Malta 1555hrs

Thursday

dep Malta 1950hrs arr Palermo 2050hrs

dep Palermo 2140hrs arr Malta 2230hrs

More information is available on www.airmalta.com, by calling Air Malta's Call Centre on +356 21662211, from Air Malta sales office at Malta International Airport or from Travel Agents in Malta or Italy.

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