Malta International Airport have said that they have always given considerable consideration to their corporate social responsibility in the belief that private enterprise has a social responsibility towards citizens and the State, moreover we believe in the importance of integrating companies within the community.

To this end emphasis has once again been laid on the restoration of the Bir Miftuh medieval chapel which since the commencement of the construction of the present airport terminal building has been taken under the guardianship of MIA together with Din l-Art Helwa.

The titular painting of Santa Marija ta’ Bir Miftuh was until recently being restored at Malta International Airport where, exceptionally, a complete restoration laboratory was set-up, and arriving passengers could observe the restorers at work. The altar in Maltese painted stone has also been restored and the frescoes’ fragments will in a future phase follow after a scientific analysis was carried out in the chapel by the Ditta Sante Guido e Giuseppe Mantella Restauro Opere d’Arte that was entrusted with the restoration.

The CSR policy of MIA provides for the preservation of Malta’s national heritage to be considered a priority since it safeguards the authentic identity of the nation. MIA has a close longstanding collaboration with Din L-Art Helwa on various grounds and supports Malta’s National Trust, in its conservation of national treasures.

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