Air Malta is bringing back flights to London, Madrid and Moscow in 2022

Sep 16 2021

Travellers and wanderlusts will rejoice at the fact that, as from March 2022, Air Malta is set to resume flights to London Gatwick, Madrid and Moscow Sheremetyevo.

The airline revealed that the Gatwick flights will operate daily while Moscow flights will operate twice a week and Madrid flights three times a week. Air Malta Executive Chairman David G Curmi revealed that this is part of the company’s developing ambitious flight schedule aimed at demonstrating its “belief that travel and tourism will bounce back next year”. Curmi went on to reveal plans to double capacity by next year, starting as soon as the Winter period.

The flights will resume from March 27 2022 and are form part of a 250+ flight schedule to 20 destinations, including 15 flights per week to London Heathrow starting in summer 2022.

You can take a look at Air Malta’s full flight schedule by visiting their website.

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Is PBS a “propaganda machine” for the Labour Party?

Is TVM a "propaganda machine" for the Labour Party?

Sep 16 2021

Recent claims by PN deputy leader David Agius have sent the Maltese media landscape into a frenzy after claims that the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a “propaganda machine” for the Labour Party. The Nationalist Party deputy leader, together with candidate Alessia Psaila Zammit shed light on the fact that while Labour ministers were mentioned 88 times on TVM bulletins between August 1 and September 15, PN officials weren’t a single time.

Agius highlighted how PN proposals and activities were always covered by a journalist’s voice-over and are often mentioned towards the end of the news bulletin, on occasion after international news and adverts. A pie chart published during the conference showed that PL occupied 51% of news coverage, with the other 41% being other news and only 8% of news being related to the Nationalist Party during four days of news coverage on TVM bulletins in September.

A journalist from ONE News argued that the PN is not differentiating between government events and political activities, with Agius replying that one cannot differentiate between ministers and PL officials, while the Constitution of Malta calls for a balance between the government and the opposition.

PN candidate Clifford Zahra Fenech also posted a video arguing that during a recent 8PM TVM news bulletin, soundbites from Labour officials or ministers included three cabinet members and Malta Enterprise CEO Kurt Farrugia, while PN-related news came after international news and included a voiceover from a TVM journalist.

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Malta go up 6 places in recent FIFA rankings

Sep 16 2021

Malta have officially climbed 6 places from 177 to 171 in the recent FIFA world rankings. Malta had the second biggest upgrade in ranking only after Libya who gone up 12 place to 110.

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This positive news comes because of how great the Maltese National Team have been performing lately. In their last set of matches, they convincingly beat Cyprus (3-0) and narrowly lost to Slovenia (1-0) and Russia (2-0) away from home. These good performances led to the better ranking.

National Team coach Devis Mangia will now be hoping to further impress not only locally but on a continental and global stage. Their next games in October will be a home game against Slovenia and a trip to Cyprus.

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GoTo Malta celebrates sustainability & clean mobility during European Mobility Week

Sep 16 2021

From today until September 22, Europe will be celebrating European Mobility Week, a 7-day campaign organised by the European Commission to raise international awareness on sustainable urban mobility. Being a sustainable and affordable vehicle-sharing service, GoTo Malta will be supporting this year’s health-focused theme ‘Safe and Healthy with Sustainable Mobility’.

The theme is centred around paying tribute to Europe and the rest of the world’s hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic and opportunities for changed inspired by the health crisis. GoTo Malta country manager Zach Bergerson stated that “At GoTo, this year’s European Mobility Week theme of staying safe and healthy while travelling sustainably is very much aligned with our core values”. He went on to highlight how supporting the community with safe, sustainable and affordable transport solutions is at the heart of the company’s strategy.

The purple-and-white mobility company has always encouraged positive change and innovation in mobility, Bergerson said, going to say that it is proud to help Malta contribute to a growing international movement towards greater sustainability and cleaner mobility options.

As part of their European Mobility Week campaign, GoTo are offering new users the ability to benefit from €25 free driving credit, valid for a full month. Users can access the promotion by simply applying promo code ‘MOBILITYGOTO2021’ when registering and booking any of GoTo’s fleet of shared electric cars and scooters through the GoTo app.

More information about GoTo can be found at https://gotoglobal.com/goto-malta/en and about European Mobility Week at https://mobilityweek.eu/home/. The GoTo app is available for download from Google Play and the Apple App Store.

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