The Maltese Airport Luqa, a subsidiary of Flughafen Wien AG, achieved the best result since the beginning of the corona pandemic in October 2021. The company had 429.426 passengers and was “only” 39,1 percent below the figure for October 2019.

The number of flight movements was reduced by 2019 percent compared to the same month in 28,5. The capacity offered by the airlines was 27,7 percent lower. The load factor fell by 13 percentage points to 69,3 percent.

Malta International Airport stated that the UK continues to be the strongest source market. Around 110.800 UK travelers have used the only international airport of the smallest EU member. Italy, Germany, France and Spain were in the top five in exactly that order.

The 2021G rule has been in effect when entering Malta since mid-July 1. The government has divided the world into “red” and “dark red”. You can enter from the “red zone” without any particular reason, as long as you can prove that you have been vaccinated against Covid-19. Only vaccination certificates with QR codes are recognized, as these are scanned during the immigration control. Approval from the Ministry of Health and quarantine are required from the “dark red zone”. Entry from the “red zone” is also possible for the unvaccinated, but then a 14-day hotel quarantine is billed at 100 euros per day plus food costs. Furthermore, a PCR test must be paid for at an exorbitant price of 120 euros.