Malta Air’s first Boeing 737-8200 “Gamechanger” arrived in Malta today. The aircraft, proudly flying Maltese colours, was welcomed to Malta by Transport Minister Ian Borg, Malta Air CEO David O’Brien, and Civil Aviation D.G., Captain Charles Pace, who flew in on the first 737-8200 flight to Malta.

The airline said that this brand-new Boeing 737-8200 “Gamechanger” will “further enhance Malta Air and the Ryanair Group’s environmental leadership.”

These new aircraft carry 4% more passengers than the 737-800s, and reduce fuel consumption by 16% per seat, lower CO2 emissions by a similar amount, and cut noise emissions by 40%, the airline said.

Ian Borg, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects, said,“I welcome this new Malta Air B737-8200 aircraft; the first, we hope, of many to Malta.”

Malta Air CEO, David O’Brien said, “Malta Air is proud to fly the Maltese Flag on our new “Gamechanger” aircraft. We wish to thank the Transport Malta – Civil Aviation Directorate for their professional and rigorous oversight of the introduction of the “Gamechanger” aircraft to our fleet.

He concluded by announcing nine new direct Malta routes today; starting this Winter to Eindhoven, Bucharest, Kiev, Lourdes, Milan Malpensa, Paphos, Tallin, Warsaw and Zagreb.

To celebrate, Ryanair have launched a seat sale with fares available for €19.99, which must be booked by midnight 29th July on the Ryanair.com website.

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