Propilotjw From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 585 posts, RR: 7 Posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1225 times:
I have never been to Malta and don't know that much about it. A friend and I might be going there soon. Anything to know about?
What kind of a/c does British Airways fly there. AA.com says the flight leaves from Heathrow and britishairways.com says it leaves from Gatwick....any clue?
Star_world From Ireland, joined Jun 2001, 1234 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1202 times:
As far as I know all the flights are operated by GB Airways, a subsidiary of BA. They operate out of LGW, and the flight will be operated by either an A320 or A321.
GB Airways have a very good reputation, many people believe their service is better than BA shorthaul. Can't say myself as I've never flown them, but it shouldn't be too bad!
Horus From Egypt, joined Feb 2004, 5230 posts, RR: 62 Reply 2, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1203 times:
Hey Propilotjw,
BA have a daily service on the LGW-MLA route. They flights are operated by GB Airways. Flights are operated with a mixture of A320s and A321s.
I've been to MLA four times. Three times I was simply transiting there with KM on the LHR-MLA-CAI route. The fourth time I went there on holiday with a group of friends (went with Monarch Airline). The place is fantastic and the people are great, but be careful the weather out of season (October-May) is very cold.
Madhatter From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 239 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1199 times:
BA flights to Malta depart from Gatwick and also as of next summer from Manchester. They are operated by GB Airways though not BA mainline. This is an independent franchise operator. The aircraft will be on an A320 or A321 just look on the ba website to check out which for which specific day.
Madhatter
AIR MALTA From Malta, joined Sep 2001, 2364 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 1154 times:
I have been to Malta 6 times now and it is a fantastic places to visit... Although the island is small, there are many things to see : Valletta, Mdina, the temples in Mnejdra, Hagar Qim and Gjantija (Gozo), Gozo, Blue Grotto, the fishermen port of Marsaxlokk and the amazing Dingli Cliffs.
Concerning BA's operations, they fly there 8 times weekly in winter with a mix of A320 and A321 operated by franshise partner GB airways. They fly out of LGW. I have never been on those flights as I always got to Malta from Tunis with Air Malta. If you can afford it, you can also incluse a short week end in Tunis for as little as 180 euros if you book early.
PropilotJW From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 585 posts, RR: 7 Reply 6, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 1035 times:
Air Malta is also a bit pricy compared to BA... and BA gets me freq. flyer miles
BENNETT123 From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2004, 6358 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 1031 times:
I went in 2002.
We flew out on A321 G-TTIA of GB Airways, (a beautiful plane). The service is also better than BA. I flew back on B737 G-OGBC.
There are a number of points of interest.
1. The War Museum in Valletta.
2.Safi which had a C47 and 3 BAC 111. Leave the airport take a left hander, follow the road until the bridge which passes under the runway and then take another left hander.
You will see a gantry by the fence. The locals climb up it, and security does not seem to mind. You can then see the runway/taxiway from the other side.
If you look away from the runway, you will see Safi.
3. The Air Museum at T'Qali.
4. There is also a spectator gallery upstairs at the airport. Much of the traffic is routine, but I saw a B727 owned by the Nomads (N727M) and a B727 and F28 of Libyan Arab Airlines 5A-DIH and 5A-DLV).
BBADXB From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 971 times:
You may also be interested in visiting the aviation museum at Ta' Qali.
I concur that GB Airways have a somewhat better service than mainline BA. GB Airways fly in from LGW daily on A320 or A321 equipment, going up to 12x weekly in summer, and as of May 2005, a nonstop flight from MAN a coupla times a week. Having said that, I'd prefer a LHR mainline BA service!
BBADXB From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 974 times:
There's also a daily flight from FRA on LH. Last summer, LH had a 5x weekly service from STR. Condor also flies into MLA. Alitalia has daily all-year round flights from both MXP and FCO.
Richardw From United Kingdom, joined May 2001, 3709 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 955 times:
My nearest airport is LGW and I fly GT a lot. They do have excellent, highly trained cabin crew that really do care about the passengers having a good flight.
I'd do a search on orbitz or expedia to see who offers the best through journey from your nearest airport in the US to MLA.
Xkorpyoh From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 813 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 935 times:
Air Malta now has low-fare flights out of stansted to Malta on 733.
I loved my Malta trip. there is a lot to see in these two small islands (Gozo is the other..go by ferry). They seem to have churches in almost every corner. The historical sites are very interesting.
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