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Air Malta comments on Ryanair vindicated
By MaltaMedia News
Jul 18, 2008 - 4:29:29 PM
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Air Malta rebuttal of Ryanair’s comments were vindicated this week when the Irish airline announced that this winter it will be cutting weekly flights at Dublin by 12 percent and it would also cut some at Stansted in the UK due to the rising cost of fuel.
The Irish airline said that it expects to ground just over 10% of its fleet for next winter. Moreover redundancies are expected in the company according to press reports in Ireland, even though it had stated earlier on that there would be no redundancies.
"Without ever resorting to subsidies over the last years Air Malta has competed with far larger airlines and continued to provide a valuable link between the island and various destinations, thereby contributing to the island’s tourism sector we know today. Air Malta customers are now benefiting from lower prices following a diligent restructuring process undertaken taken by the airline in the last five years which included initiatives such as cost reduction, investment in IT systems and enhanced productivity, amongst others. Air Malta customers are increasing in number and the airline intends to continue offering them a fairly priced quality service." Air Malta said in a statement on Friday.
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