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List of airlines of Malta

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This is a list of airlines currently operating in Malta.

Active

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Scheduled airlines

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Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Founded Notes
Eurowings EuropeE6EWLBLACK PEARL2022Formerly registered in Austria.
KM Malta AirlinesKMKMMSKY NIGHT2024Flag carrier.
Malta AirALMAYBLUE MED2019Wholly owned by Ryanair.
Not to be confused with defunct carrier Air Malta.
Wizz Air MaltaW4WMTWIZZ AIR MALTA2022
Lauda EuropeLWLDABEAUFORT2020
Universal AirVOUVLUNIVERSALAIR2018

Charter airlines

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Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Founded Notes
4 AirwaysDAKDUCK AIRWAYS2023
Air Atlanta EuropeCTAAEEUROVIKING2002
Air Charter Scotland EuropeSCO2020
Air CM GlobalRJRMELITA2016
Air HorizontHTHATSKY RUNNER2011Also based in Spain.
Airhub AirlinesAHGJMAIRHUB2019
AirX CharterAXYLEGEND2011
Avion Express Malta4XMLTSOUTH WIND2021Subsidiary of Avion Express.
Comlux MaltaMLMLUXMALTA2008
Corendon Airlines EuropeXRCXITOURISTIC2017
Freebird Airlines EuropeMIFHMEUROBIRD2018
Galistair MaltaGHGTRGALISTAIR2020
Hi Fly Malta5MHFMMOONRAKER2013
LeafHFLLOADSTAR2021
LuxwingBNLWGLUXWING2011
Malta MedAirMMMMOMALIT2018
MedaviaN5MDMMEDAVIA1978
NORDIC SkyWETBAREFOOT2023
SkyFirst LTDKFEMORITO2012
SmartLynx Airlines Malta2NLYXMALTA CAT2019
Titan Airways MaltaTMTMTKAPOW2021
Valletta AirlinesHOTSUNNY SKY2023
VistaJetVJVJTVISTA JET2004
Maleth-Aero[1]DBMLTMALETH2011

Cargo airlines

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Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Founded Notes
Bridges Air Cargo5BBRDBRIDGES2022
Challenge AirlinesX6CHZCARGO ROCK2022linked to Challenge Airlines IL

Defunct

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Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Founded Ceased
operations		 Notes
Air Malta (1946)19471951Formed by the merger of The Malta Instone Airline and BAS.
Absorbed into Malta Airlines.[2]
Air Malta (1973)KMAMCAIR MALTA19732024Replaced by KM Malta Airlines.[3]
Air Malta Charter19761979[4]
BAS19461947Merged with The Malta Instone Airline to form Air Malta (1946).[5]
BritishJETFHE20042008Virtual airline.
Cardiff Aviation Malta20172017Established as VVB Aviation Malta in 2015.[6]
EflyLELEF20092009Founded in June 2009 by Italian entrepreneur Luigi Crispino. Operating primarily as a regional airline between Malta and Catania, Sicily, it flew a single leased British Aerospace 146 BAe 146-300 variant aircraft registered 9H-ELE, but ceased all services after just two months.
Excellent Air20102016Owned by Fly Excellent Holding.[7]
European 2000 AirlinesEUTFIESTA20052013
Harbour Air MaltaHES20072012Harbour Air Malta, a subsidiary of Canadian operator Harbour Air, was established in June 2007 to provide seaplane charter and scheduled services in the Maltese islands. Utilizing a DHC-3 Turbo Otter floatplane permanently based in Valletta’s Grand Harbour, the airline operated 10-minute inter-island flights to Gozo and 30-minute aerial sightseeing tours, but ceased operations in 2012.
Hermes AviationH3HMEHERGO20142015
Malta Air CharterR5MACMALTA CHARTER19752004Malta Air Charter was a subsidiary of Air Malta. It operated regular helicopter services linking the islands of Malta and Gozo from 1990 until it ceased operations on 1st November 2004.
Malta Airlines19511973Replaced by Air Malta (1973)[8]
Malta International Airways19641966Operated Douglas DC-6[9]
Malta Metropolitan19631965Operated Douglas DC-4[10]
Maltafly20132016Operated Embraer EMB 120[11]
Play EuropeFPEGAMER20242025Operated A321neo
The Malta Instone Airline19461947Merged with BAS to form Air Malta (1946)[12]
ValorflyVLF20152017Operated Boeing 737-400, Gulfstream G500[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Maleth Aero". Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
  2. ↑ "Air Malt". Airline History. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "After 50 years of flying, Air Malta ceases operations; staff share memories". Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Air Malta Charter". Airline History. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "BAS (Malta)". Airline History. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Cardiff Aviation Malta". Airline History. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Excellent Air". Airline History. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Malta Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Malta International Airways". Airline History. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Malta Metropolitan". rzjets. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Maltafly". Airline History. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "The Malta Instone Airline". Airline History. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "Valorfly". Airline History. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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