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Flights to Malta - Air MaltaCheap flight to Malta, Air Malta, Flights to Malta, Malta airport, Malta flights, Cheap flights to Malta
Air Malta was founded in 1974 and has an excellent flight safety record. Flying to over 40 destinations in Europe, the Eastern Mediterranian and North Africa. All flights to Malta are non-smoking. Air Malta operates a modern fleet of over a dozen aircraft, made up of Airbus A319, A320 and Boeing 737. Aicraft operate with Economy and Club class. Air Malta scheduled return flights are generally subject to 3 nights minimum to 3 months maximum stay. Air Malta return charter flights are generally subject to a minimum stay of 7 nights to a maximum of 21 nights. Air Malta Economy Class has: seating with 31 inches pitch, a free luggage allowance of 20kg, complimentary meal and drink* and in-flight entertainment. Air Malta Business (Club) Class has: a seperate and spacious passenger cabin area, a free luggage allowance of 30kg, a specially selected menue and an open bar service - including champagne, prioroty boarding and baggage claim. With additional facilities and services in the la Valette lounge plus fast track check-in at Malta International Airport and fast track check-in at Heathrow. When this article was writen in late 2008 Air Malta had a fleet of 12 Airbus aircraft. The Air Malta fleet includes 7 Airbus A320 and 5 Airbus A319.
Air Malta lease their aircraft through a multi-million dollar agreement which involves International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), a major American aircraft lessor, Airbus Industrie and CFM International for the renewal of its fleet over a four-and-a-half-year period. Two major elements of the deal involve the sale and lease back from ILFC, of Air Malta's own two A320-200s and three B737-300s, and the lease of twelve new aircraft for a term of twelve years each, which will be of the A320 family. They will be powered by CFM engines (The CFM name comes from a combination of two companies' commercial engine designations: General Electric's CF6 and Snecma's M56.) Airbus 319 - 5 in fleetThe A319, powered by CFM56 engines, carries 141 passengers in a typical two-class seating over a range of up to 2,600 nm/4,815 km.
141 seats - Overall Length of 33,84m, Wing span of 34,09m, Cruising speed of 450nm/hour (834km/h), Engine type CFM56 Airbus 320-200 - 7 in fleetThe A320 is a narrow-bodied, medium-haul aircraft which is capable of carrying up to 1.5 tonnes of cargo in addition to a full passenger load dependent on each route. This aircraft has two holds consisting of four compartments, all of which are designed for the carriage of loose-loaded bulk cargo and mail.
168 seats (9H-AEN & 9H-AEF : 180 seats) - Engine type 2 CFM56 - Maximum take-off weight of 73.7 Tonnes - Overall Length of 39.9m - Wing Span of 34.1m - Cruising Speed of 834kph - Range of 3,614km CFM56 Turbofan EnginesThe CFM56 is a family of turbofan engines spanning a thrust range of 18,500 to 34,000 lb (82 to 151 kN). In the last 20 years, nearly 15,000 engines have been sold with over 200 million hours in flight. Another 2 million flight hours is being added every month. Models:
*charges may apply on Air Malta charter flights
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with Air Malta. Flight only is available through travel agents. Direct flights
to Malta are available from many UK airports: Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, East
Midlands, Exeter, Gatwick, Glasgow, Heathrow, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool (John
Lennon Airport), Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich and Stanstead. Some by Air Malta
flights, others by various scheduled and charter flight carriers. 