“Summer’s just round the corner, and whilst our airport’s Traffic Development team has done a fantastic job on our flight schedule for the season, Malta’s travel requirements and checks remain some of the most inconvenient and unfriendly in all of the European Union, causing frustration to all industry stakeholders and people who are ready to travel freely once again,” Borg said.

“Are we really going to risk missing out on another summer season? What are we waiting for?”

As it stands, travellers to Malta from ‘red zones’ can only avoid quarantine if they present a valid vaccine certificate, as well as a passenger locator form. Maltese vaccine certificates are only valid for primary doses taken within the past three months and booster doses taken within the past nine months.

However, several European countries have been lifting travel restrictions in recent weeks, with the likes of Hungary, Ireland, the UK, Iceland, Romania, Slovenia and the Netherlands all allowing restriction-free travel.

Health Minister Chris Fearne has so far refused to provide a date for the relaxation of rules.