List of airlines of Malta

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This is a list of airlines currently operating in Malta .

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Scheduled airlines

AirlineImage IATA ICAO Callsign FoundedNotes
Eurowings Europe Hannover Airport Eurowings Europe Airbus A320-214 9H-EUX (DSC01361).jpg E6EWLBLACK PEARL2022Formerly registered in Austria.
KM Malta Airlines 9H-NEC at LHR 20250728.jpg KMKMMSKY NIGHT2024 Flag carrier.
Malta Air Malta Air, 9H-VUF, Boeing 737-8-200 MAX.jpg ALMAYBLUE MED2019Wholly owned by Ryanair.
Not to be confused with defunct carrier Air Malta.
Wizz Air Malta Hamburg Airport Wizz Air Malta Airbus A320-271N 9H-WBX (DSC05052).jpg W4WMTWIZZ AIR MALTA2022
Lauda Europe Lauda Europe, 9H-LMP, Airbus A320-214 (51284848520).jpg LWLDABEAUFORT2020
Universal Air Universal Air at Pecs Airport.jpg VOUVLUNIVERSALAIR2018

Charter airlines

AirlineImage IATA ICAO Callsign FoundedNotes
4 Airways DAKDUCK AIRWAYS2023
Air Atlanta Europe Boeing 747-357, Air Atlanta Europe JP469728.jpg CTAAEEUROVIKING2002
Air Charter Scotland Europe 9H-IRL (53901318931).jpg SCO2020
Air CM Global RJRMELITA2016
Air Horizont Air Horizont, 9H-ZAZ, Boeing 737-436 (19616831455).jpg HTHATSKY RUNNER2011Also based in Spain.
Airhub Airlines Airhub Airlines, 9H-HOP, Airbus A340-313.jpg AHGJMAIRHUB2019
AirX Charter Air X Charter Airbus A340-312 9H-BIG at JFK Airport.jpg AXYLEGEND2011
Avion Express Malta Avion Express Malta A320 taxiing at Hannover Airport.jpg 4XMLTSOUTH WIND2021Subsidiary of Avion Express.
Comlux Malta Airbus A320-214(CJ) Prestige, Comlux Aviation Malta JP7550744.jpg MLMLUXMALTA2008
Corendon Airlines Europe TC-TJG B737-800 Corendom (4611516456) (2).jpg XRCXITOURISTIC2017
Freebird Airlines Europe Leipzig Halle Airport Freebird Europe Airbus A320-214 9H-FHA (DSC08057).jpg MIFHMEUROBIRD2018
Galistair Malta Frankfurt Airport Galistair Malta MasAir Airbus A330-343(P2F) EI-MAE (DSC03196).jpg GHGTRGALISTAIR2020
Hi Fly Malta 9H-TAJ (50090571948).jpg 5MHFMMOONRAKER2013
Leaf Airbus A340 - 9H-SUN from Hy Fly Malta during landing at LFBT airport.jpg HFLLOADSTAR2021
Luxwing Braunschweig Airport Luxwing Bombardier DHC-8-402Q 9H-LWB (DSC03160).jpg BNLWGLUXWING2011
Malta MedAir MMMMOMALIT2018
Medavia Medavia De Havilland Canada DHC-8-102 Dash 8 Zammit-1.jpg N5MDMMEDAVIA1978
NORDIC Sky DHC6 9H-OCEAN Copenhagen DSC05661.jpg WETBAREFOOT2023
SkyFirst LTD KFEMORITO2012
SmartLynx Airlines Malta Smartlynx Malta A330 9H-SMD.jpg 2NLYXMALTA CAT2019
Titan Airways Malta BLL G-NIKO 1.jpg TMTMTKAPOW2021
Valletta Airlines HOTSUNNY SKY2023
VistaJet VistaJet Malta, 9H-VJK, Bombardier Global 6000 (31490362014).jpg VJVJTVISTA JET2004
Maleth-Aero [1] 9H-MFS of Maleth-Aero 2023-09-13.jpg DBMLTMALETH2011

Cargo airlines

AirlineImage IATA ICAO Callsign FoundedNotes
Bridges Air Cargo 5BBRDBRIDGES2022
Challenge Airlines MT Challenge Airlines MT first flight.jpg X6CHZCARGO ROCK2022

Defunct

AirlineImage IATA ICAO Callsign FoundedCeased
operations
Notes
Air Malta (1946) 19471951Formed by the merger of The Malta Instone Airline and BAS.
Absorbed into Malta Airlines. [2]
Air Malta (1973) 9H-AEP A320 Air Malta (14806272801).jpg KMAMCAIR MALTA19732024Replaced by KM Malta Airlines. [3]
Air Malta Charter 19761979 [4]
BAS 19461947Merged with The Malta Instone Airline to form Air Malta (1946). [5]
BritishJET Britishjet md-90 hb-jib arp.jpg FHE20042008 Virtual airline.
Cardiff Aviation Malta 20172017Established as VVB Aviation Malta in 2015. [6]
Efly LELEF20092009
Excellent Air 20102016Owned by Fly Excellent Holding. [7]
European 2000 Airlines 9H-AEU SA.227DC Metro 23 Europe 2000 A-l LPA 26JAN07 (6780063766).jpg EUTFIESTA20052013
Harbour Air Malta De Havilland DHC-3 Turbo Otter Harbour Air, Valletta, Grand Harbour, Malta PP1192114735.jpg HES20072012Operated de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter.
Hermes Aviation Fly Hermes - 9H-HER.jpg H3HMEHERGO20142015
Malta Air Charter Malta Air Charter Mi-8 Zammit-3.jpg R5MACMALTA CHARTER19752004
Malta Airlines 19511973Replaced by Air Malta (1973) [8]
Malta International Airways 19641966Operated Douglas DC-6 [9]
Malta Metropolitan VP-MAA C-54D Malta Metropolitan LPL 08MAR64 (5561802263).jpg 19631965Operated Douglas DC-4 [10]
Maltafly HA-FAI Embraer Emb.120 BAS Budapest Aircraft Services Ltd (12771593475).jpg 20132016Operated Embraer EMB 120 [11]
Play Europe Airbus A321-251N (c-n 8008, 9H-PEA) 2025-06-20 Andre Gerwing Collection ID 024064.jpg FPEGAMER20242025
The Malta Instone Airline 19461947Merged with BAS to form Air Malta (1946) [12]
Valorfly 9H-VVB (LEVT, 2016-06-12).jpg VLF20152017Operated Boeing 737-400, Gulfstream G500 [13]

See also

References

  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.