Disney+ is officially in Malta and we’re ready to binge!

Jun 14 2022

Online streaming platform Disney+ has officially arrived in Malta and we’re ready to binge a whole lot of new series!

Disney confirmed plans to roll out their platform in 42 new countries back in January of this year, with Malta making the list. No date was revealed but it seems as though the date has finally arrived.

Malta is now in line with other European countries such as Germany, Italy and the UK, whose citizens had access to Disney+ since 2020.

A basic subscription for the platform costs €8.99 per month or €89.90 per year, and given Netflix’s current drop in subscribers, the Maltese might also now pose a bit of a problem for the streaming giant as they switch over.

The platform offers series and movies ranging from Disney to Pixar, Marvel to Star Wars, and even National Geographic and classics such as the Simpsons. Will you be switching over or adding Disney+ to your binge repertoire?

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Malta Airport traffic for May just 18% below 2019 levels

Jun 13 2022

A statement by the Malta International Airport revealed that signs of a comeback are more evident now as the traffic for May became the second consecutive month to surpass half a million passengers.

The statement revealed that 554,820 passengers travelled through Malta International Airport last month, which is a recovery of 82.3% of pre-pandemic figures. The majority of countries which are directly connected to the airport have now completely removed their travel requirements coming from European or Schengen countries.

The traffic recovered with the recovery of seat capacity, which was at 81.2% of 2019 levels. 81.4% of the seats available on flights operated from and to MIA were occupied in May.

This marks an increase of 1.1% over 2019, with last month’s seat occupancy being the highest MIA has registered in the past two years. In terms of markets, Italy continued to remain in the lead, accounting for 121,120 passengers out of May’s total traffic.

The UK, France, Germany and Poland too retained their rankings from the previous month. Despite the recovery, the recovery of routes connecting the airport to its two core market – the UK and Germany – is still moving at a slow pace.

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Photo source: Rene Rossignaud

Fan falls off third floor during Harry Styles concert in Glasgow

Jun 13 2022

A Harry Styles fan fell from the top tier of Glasgow’s Ibrox Stadium during the singer’s first gig of his latest world tour last Saturday, June 11th.

The 28-year-old pop star was performing his encore at the Rangers football club to a massive crowd of 50,000 fans when the incident happened.

Police Scotland said in a statement that the officers were made aware of a man falling from a club deck at a premises on Edmiston Drive, Glasgow at around 10:15pm on Saturday. There were no suspicious circumstances, with the man seen to by medical staff.

The sold-out gig in Scotland is only the second time Styles has returned to the UK stage, following his one-night only gig in London on May 24th. The man was revealed to be alive and had avoided serious injuries.

Fans who witnessed the incident said that they were shocked and some were left traumatised. One fan said he had to run to the main door at street level to bring help.

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Woman hit by car in Zejtun hospitalised with serious injuries

Jun 13 2022

A 62-year-old woman was taken to hospital this morning at around 0715hrs after she was injured in a traffic accident in Triq Alfredo Cachia Zammit in Zejtun.

Preliminary investigations showed that the woman, a resident of Zejtun, was hit by a Toyota 4Runner which was being driven by a 57-year-old man resident of Marsaxlokk.

The woman was given assistance from a medical team and then escorted to Mater Dei Hospital. She was later certified as having suffered grievous injuries. Investigation are ongoing.

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