List of airlines of Malta

This is a list of airlines currently operating in Malta .

Avtive

Scheduled airlines

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Founded	Notes
Eurowings Europe		E6	EWL	BLACK PEARL	2022	Formerly registered in Austria.
KM Malta Airlines		KM	KMM	SKY NIGHT	2024	Flag carrier.
Malta Air		AL	MAY	BLUE MED	2019	Wholly owned by Ryanair. Not to be confused with defunct carrier Air Malta.
Wizz Air Malta		W4	WMT	WIZZ AIR MALTA	2022
Lauda Europe		LW	LDA	BEAUFORT	2020
Universal Air		VO	UVL	UNIVERSALAIR	2018

Charter airlines

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Founded	Notes
4 Airways			DAK	DUCK AIRWAYS	2023
Air Atlanta Europe		CT	AAE	EUROVIKING	2002
Air Charter Scotland Europe			SCO		2020
Air CM Global			RJR	MELITA	2016
Air Horizont		HT	HAT	SKY RUNNER	2011	Also based in Spain.
Airhub Airlines		AH	GJM	AIRHUB	2019
AirX Charter			AXY	LEGEND	2011
Avion Express Malta		4X	MLT	SOUTH WIND	2021	Subsidiary of Avion Express.
Comlux Malta			MLM	LUXMALTA	2008
Corendon Airlines Europe		XR	CXI	TOURISTIC	2017
Freebird Airlines Europe		MI	FHM	EUROBIRD	2018
Galistair Malta		GH	GTR	GALISTAIR	2020
Hi Fly Malta		5M	HFM	MOONRAKER	2013
Leaf			HFL	LOADSTAR	2021
Luxwing		BN	LWG	LUXWING	2011
Malta MedAir		MM	MMO	MALIT	2018
Medavia		N5	MDM	MEDAVIA	1978
NORDIC Sky			WET	BAREFOOT	2023
SkyFirst LTD			KFE	MORITO	2012
SmartLynx Airlines Malta		2N	LYX	MALTA CAT	2019
Titan Airways Malta		TM	TMT	KAPOW	2021
Valletta Airlines			HOT	SUNNY SKY	2023
VistaJet		VJ	VJT	VISTA JET	2004
Maleth-Aero [1]		DB	MLT	MALETH	2011

Cargo airlines

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Founded	Notes
Bridges Air Cargo		5B	BRD	BRIDGES	2022
Challenge Airlines MT		X6	CHZ	CARGO ROCK	2022

Defunct

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Founded	Ceased operations	Notes
Air Malta (1946)					1947	1951	Formed by the merger of The Malta Instone Airline and BAS. Absorbed into Malta Airlines. [2]
Air Malta (1973)		KM	AMC	AIR MALTA	1973	2024	Replaced by KM Malta Airlines. [3]
Air Malta Charter					1976	1979	[4]
BAS					1946	1947	Merged with The Malta Instone Airline to form Air Malta (1946). [5]
BritishJET			FHE		2004	2008	Virtual airline.
Cardiff Aviation Malta					2017	2017	Established as VVB Aviation Malta in 2015. [6]
Efly		LE	LEF		2009	2009
Excellent Air					2010	2016	Owned by Fly Excellent Holding. [7]
European 2000 Airlines			EUT	FIESTA	2005	2013
Harbour Air Malta			HES		2007	2012	Operated de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter.
Hermes Aviation		H3	HME	HERGO	2014	2015
Malta Air Charter		R5	MAC	MALTA CHARTER	1975	2004
Malta Airlines					1951	1973	Replaced by Air Malta (1973) [8]
Malta International Airways					1964	1966	Operated Douglas DC-6 [9]
Malta Metropolitan					1963	1965	Operated Douglas DC-4 [10]
Maltafly					2013	2016	Operated Embraer EMB 120 [11]
Play Europe			FPE	GAMER	2024	2025
The Malta Instone Airline					1946	1947	Merged with BAS to form Air Malta (1946) [12]
Valorfly			VLF		2015	2017	Operated Boeing 737-400, Gulfstream G500 [13]

See also

• List of airlines of Europe
• List of defunct airlines of Europe
• List of airports in Malta

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.