Operated By: |
Malta International Airport plc |
Website: |
www.maltairport.com |
Terminals: |
1 |
This Review: |
Only Terminal |
Rating: |
MLA MALTA TT0107 /221750 |
General: |
The airport is the only airport on the islands (Gozo has a small heliport for services from Malta) |
Appearance: |
The buildings are modern and quite light, but built in quite a classical style |
Domestic
I have not flown domestically from this airport
International
On arrival you are met by busses which take you the short distance to the arrivals part of the terminal. On entering the building you are into the queue for immigration then along a corridor and down a staircase to the baggage hall, through a large customs hall and out into the main arrivals hall
There were several desks open and despite the queues (three flights arrived within a short period of time) I was through very quickly
The baggage was delivered in an interesting manner. The belt would start up and move round for about 20 bags or so, then stop wait a couple of minutes and move round another 20 bags, as though they were waiting to empty each cart before setting the belt in motion. On revisiting in 2015 the baggage belts were working correctly
The customs hall was quite large, but had no staff visible
There are regular busses from the airport to Valletta, Sliema, Bugibba the main holiday resorts and Crikewwa for the ferry to Gozo
Domestic
I have not flown domestically from this airport
International
The airport is quite small so it is very quick to get through. After checking in in the large hall you pass through security and go up an escalator to passport control and the small departures lounge, the only real drawback here is the lack of seats, which could cause a problem is several flights were delayed. From the gate you walk out onto the tarmac and to the plane
One small Bar/Café landside and another airside
One small Bar/Café landside and another airside
Only the Bar/Café's
There are a couple of shops on the land side, Airside there are about 10 shops
The toilets are very clean and well maintained.