Budget Airline Wizz Air To Set Up Subsidiary Airline In Malta
Wizz Air, the budget airline several travelers know and love, will set up Wizz Air Malta, a subsidiary airline stationed on the island.
The announcement came from Minister For Transport and Infrastructure Aaron Farrugia, and followed months of discussions between the Civil Aviation Directorate, Transport Malta, Wizz Air, and the European Aviation Safety Agency.
By setting up in Malta, the airline will base a substantial amount of aircrafts in the country, increasing the number of 9H airplanes in the local fleet.
At the announcement, Farrugia said that this move could have a significant impact on the economy, paving the way for several new jobs from the moment operations begin, come October.
The airline bears a similar model to that of Ryanair, which also set up a subsidiary airline in Malta – Malta Air – and registered a number of aircraft on the Maltese register.
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