[VIDEO] ‘If government takes Air Malta into liquidation, it will break the economy’

Pilots’ union president Dominic Azzopardi says Air Malta bailout was used to pay off shareholder Bank of Valletta.

Video interview by Karl Stagno-Navarra

The president of the Airline Pilots Association, Dominic Azzopardi, is claiming that part of the €52 million bailout for Air Malta has been used to pay off debts the airline had with Bank of Valletta, one of the airline’s shareholders.

He claims Air Malta, whose new management intends shedding some 600 jobs under restructuring conditions it has presented to the European Commission, has broken one of the conditions in the Ernst & Young restructuring programme.

“We know that part of the €52 million government gave to Air Malta for restructuring has gone to Bank of Valletta. ALPA has confirmation that the bank threatened Air Malta into closing debts it held with the bank.”

“I am absolutely certain that a substantial part of the €52 million were used to pay off certain loans with BOV. And this was when the Ernst & Young report clearly said that a specific loan to the airline should have been extended, rather than paid off,” Azzopardi said.

Azzopardi says that in meetings with the finance minster, Tonio Fenech had “no reaction” to his allegations. “I feel a certain responsibility upon me. If we don’t wake up, we’ll melt...”

Azzopardi yesterday was joined by the General Workers Union and the Forum confederation, which includes the unions of cabin crew and airline engineers, in calling for a national demonstration on the national airline. The president of the pilots’ union said ALPA will decide on Wednesday whether it intends grounding airplanes if government does not commit itself to change the contracts the airline has with Malta International Airport.

Azzopardi is also under pressure from industrial leaders and hotel and tourism lobbies not to ground aircraft at peak season. Speculation is now growing that government may use the seminal strike action as an excuse to liquidate Air Malta, pay off the debts and then sell off the company.

“We’re not stupid. The people are behind us. The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association was the first to demand the introduction of low-cost airlines in Malta. They should declare their interests.

“If government wants to liquidate the company we’re not going to hold it from doing so. If government wants to talk to us and mend the situation, then it means it wants to talk. If government liquidates Air Malta, we won’t budge from Castille... government won’t have enough pilots to man a new service,” Azzopardi said.

One of the threats to a new airline service – perhaps privatised – is that only Maltese-registered pilots can fly Air Malta aircraft, and pilots must have a Maltese licence. Azzopardi said that Maltese pilots flying airliners with foreign companies have lost their native licence. “And you can’t have a foreign company providing the service because it would be a strike breaker. The European Cockpit Association is informed with what is happening in Malta and it is expected to make a flight ban if we go ahead with a strike.”

Warnings by the finance ministry that strike action could endanger Air Malta as a whole have been widely interpreted as a prelude to the closure of the airline.

“It doesn’t pass through my head that government could liquidate the company. But that it gives it for free to somebody... yes. If it liquidates the company it will bring the country to its knees. I think finance minister Tonio Fenech is responsible enough. We’re a chain – if we go down, others go down at Air Malta. We want to save Air Malta.”

Amongst Azzopardi’s demands is that Malta International Airport – privatised since 2002 to the Austrian operators of Vienna International Airport and Malta’s Bianchi Group – zeroes its landing charges for the national airline.

“BMI is right now the second largest airline at Heathrow Airport and it is demanding an investigation into the high tariffs at the London airport. Nobody asks the same in Malta, where since 2004 Air Malta has paid over €150 million to MIA.

“If privatisation has turned out to be a mistake, Air Malta cannot suffer such consequences. MIA’s tariffs are eating out Air Malta. Even if all Air Malta employees are laid off, it could not operate with MIA’s high tariffs.”

Azzopardi produces a hit-list of charges: Air Malta pays MIA every year for the provision of 800 parking slots, billing it some €40,000 a year; Air Malta pays MIA €375,000 every year so that it can use a briefing room for cabin crew and pilots; Air Malta pays €5.80 for every airplane that lands at MIA for Air Malta employees who work in the terminal proper – which amounts to hundreds of thousands of euros a year.

Azzopardi adds that 55% of all air traffic at MIA is through Air Malta flights, which is where strike action by ALPA could really hurt the airport. “The MIA will lose a commission on airplanes that will not land in Malta and those that will not carry cargo in case of a strike,” Azzopardi says.

But ALPA is also demanding that Air Malta is allowed to create a new cargo company where consumers can deposit their parcels at the airline company and pay for their transport. Azzopardi says the service will be cheaper for consumers and Air Malta will be eliminating intermediaries who are profiting from higher charges.

“In the transport of cargo there are people who are paid one way, while others are given a cheaper prices. For example, for every 2kg to the UK there are people who are paying one way, and others at a vastly cheaper rate. The system itself is unjust. If a client pays €103.50 so that Air Malta transports 2kg of cargo to the UK, Air Malta is only paid €2 – just one euro per kilogramme. Does this make any sense?”

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@Malti Kburi, Vera ma tafx x' qed tghid ghax bosta kumpaniji kbar tal-ajru ghaddew u ghaddhom ghadejjin min zmien iebes, Alitalia, British Airways AirFrance u f' dawn il-pajjizi ma kienx hemm Gonzi. Jekk trid tkun onest il-problema tal-Airmalta bdiet mil-bidu ma tiftakarx li ried ikolok A' Level li kien jismu Wistin. Issa jekk taf bis-seq u kuntratti agevolanti mur ghand il-kumisarju tal-puluzija w ghatih l-provi jekk vera trid l-gid lil haddiem ta KM. Ghax bil paroli kollox tista tghid
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@mikegold......habib tidher mhux biss maqtuh mir rejalta imma qed tghaddas rasek gol art bhal ostrich.Biex tasal tghid li l-problemi fl-Airmalta gew habba sitwazzjoni globali,nahseb li trid tkun mghomi fuq li jghidlek l partit.Serq u l-kuntratti agevolanti li ghaddejjin fl-Airmalta ma nahsibx huma sitwazzjoni globali.L-haddiema fuq dawn qed jitkellmu biex jitrangaw forsi,imma mid dehra hemm wisq tixhim min taht u min qed tajjeb jpappija. Fuq l unions,f kull pajjiz hemm unjoni tal-piloti hlief fil Golf Gharbi fejn l-ebda union mhi permessa.L-enginiera u l cabin crew Malta wkoll ghandhom union taghhom,allura mal-piloti trid taqbad?Nitolbok tinforma daqxejn ruhek qabel tikteb u tparla fil-vojt. Fuq it Trendy siehbi li nghid ma ghadnix Nazzjonalist,nghida b`weggha minn qalbi, imma ghidt wkoll li mhux se nivvota labour.L-abjad nghidulu abjad u l-iswed iswed,issa jekk trid tkompli temmen l-gideb tal-partit li thaddan affarik.Zmien jaghtina parir,bhal weghedi elettorali li jhobbu jaghmlu l-PN lil xi CUC Malti!!.
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@MALTI KBURI,kieku kien hawn il-pl xorta kien jigri l-problemi li hawn huma globali u mhux ta' KM biss.Domnic qed jghamel hekk sabiex jidher sabih mal shabu l-pilots imma l-haddiema tal KM qed jahsbuha differenti ghax dawn jafu l-fatti. Li vera riedu jkun bhal shabhom dawn misshom kienu f Union wahda mela iffurmaw union ghalihom sabiex ikun jistghu jgawdui huma biss. Fuq li kont nazzjonalist dik haga ohra ghax bhal issa trendy li tghid hekk
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@mario....lanqas kapaci l gonzipn jzomm il weghda elettorali li l haddiema ma jitilfux l impjieg fl-Airmalta, ahseb u ara kemm se jatik l answers onesti li qed ssaqsi....hallina Mario kemm int tifel sew wkoll!
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@mikegold....habib impjegat tal-Airmalta,jekk trid ssalva l -job l-ghandek kun cert li tivvota lil GonziPN ghaliex dawn jiggarantixxulek xoghol permezz ta ittra qabel l -elezzjoni,sakem tatijom l-vot,u wara li jkunu xebghu jaghzqu fil-kumpanija,se jduru fuqek l-ewwel wihed u jaqilghuk l-barra u probabli jimpjegaw xi barrani minn flokok.Habib jien Nazzjonalist bhalek kont,imma xhin rajt li kollox jaghmlu kif jaqbel lilhom, ad detriment tal haddiem,mbad zejjed kollu zejjed,le?. U bilhaqq minghajr ma nkun offensiv,jekk ridt tisikka cinturin,stajt issikkajtu ma Domenic ,fejn mill 2004 sa 2007 ta LM100 kull xaghar mil paga tieghu biex nies bhalek ma jkeccuhomx dak zmien!Hadd ma zammek milli tippartecipa.
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Dan Duminku min fejn inqala? God help us from people like him. He is prepared to cut his nose to spite his face. Thank God other major unions are taking a more responsible approach. Having said that, there are a lot to answer for, in the mess, the politicians, the board of directors and management, got us into. Diminku said he wants to save airmalta......by grounding it.
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Unfortunately Air Malta is in a mess and Capt. Azzopardi is completely right in what he is saying and intends to do! Air Malta pilots are some of the best trained pilots in all the world and they have delivered sterling service to the nation. It is completely unacceptable for MALTA not to have its own airline! What is very worrying is that this goverment is keen on selling all the national assets. This is partly due to the fact that Malta is part of the EU and the priminister is blindly following whatever the EU orders it to do withouth even ever questioning what it is asked to do! This means that the priminister is not a true leader but just a pathetic blind follower of orders! After AirMalta other institutions or agencies will have to suffer the same fate. I.e. it will be enemalta's turn, and finally even the education sector will be privatized. This is the mega success that EU has brought to Malta. People working like slaves, selling off all national assets, dumping ground for illegal migration, job losses, a slave government! Better to get out of the EU before the eurozone collapses!
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“We know that part of the €52 million government gave to Air Malta for restructuring has gone to Bank of Valletta ..din isbah issa ! Ghallhekk dahlu lil- chalmersl Tal-BOV fil-board tad diretturi ta Airmalta ! Dawn in-nies gabu lil-Malta arkupteja ! Lil-Chalmers nghidlu missek tisthi...wara li tellift daw il-flejjes kolla lin-nies li ma nafx kemm hadmu ghalijhom! MR Chalmers ara tmurx taghmel xi sekwestru ghada lil-hadt li ma hallas lil-bank !!
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Lisa Borg
Fejnha l-GWU? X'interessi qed jghattu u ta' min?
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This is a continuation of the mother of all fu..k ups! We are fast approaching the Greek debacle: back to Consalvo Monroy days at the mercy of foreigners. In the meantime the Maltese are becoming dispossesed whilst a few good fellas have amassed fortunes, whilst many can't make ends meet!
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The PN admin what they care about is their pockets, and have no idea how to solve the problems arising within AirMalta and with other factors. I 'm deeply hearth broken that Malta is no longer Independent and that we are being run over by foreign investors which are ruling every thing around here, the same like in the old days. I'm just a normal Maltese citizen and have nothing to do with AirMalta, but if AirMalta goes down we can consider ourselves as losers from every aspects, and I see no future here anymore, unless something is done to save Malta.
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This guy puts all the big unions like GWU & UHM to shame. Not 1 single MP (from either side) or one single journalist has been able to expose the substance of the matter. I have nothing to do with KM but I can recognise sense and logic when I see it. I guess the Minister Feneck did not reckon that after all not all his compatriots are such fools as he made them out.
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Jekk l-Air Malta tigi privatizzata, Gvern Laborista ghandu JINNAZZJONALIZZAHA, mill-gdid.
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Sur Tonio Fenech, intom qeghdin tghidu li jekk lis-strike isir, taghlaq il-kumpanija. Imma sorry ta' Sur Fenech, inti triq taghmel xi haga ta biex issalvaha il-kumpanija, mhux tiehu 500 Euro ta xejn. Sur ministru, jekk m'initx kapaci jew ma tafx kif, tkellem ghax minhabba fik l-Airmalta tispicca. Sur Fenech, ghandek nies bhal Duminku, jghidulek x'hemm hazin, u int ma tridx tisma ???? Dawn in-nies u dawn il-haddiema qeghdin jghinuk !!! Jekk inti ghidt li cwiec maltin ma jifmhux, u inti mal-maltin, mhux ahjar ta l-anqas tipprova.
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well done for your comment Neil Aquilina!!! kumment ta ragel bis-sens. kellhom bzonn jaqrawh tal MHRA/FATTA U GTA issa..meta ha jindunaw Gonzi u shabu li Davies dahaq bihom u bil-pajjiz kollu ghax qieghed part time ma l-Airmalta bi tlett ijiem fil-gimgha (tue/wed/thurs) b'Eur 500,000 paga u full time il-lukanda tieghu fri/sat/sun/mon? jien naf diretturi maltin ta kumpaniji li kellhom problemi fil-kumpaniji taghhom kienu kwazi jorqdu l-officcju mhux jahdmu tlett ijiem fil-gimgha u ma kellhomx b'Eur 500,000 paga U mbaghad Davies ghandu l-wicc jghid lil-piloti li huma irresponsabbli!!! imma possibli f'dan il- pajjiz qisna l-mejtin? Eur 500,000 minn jaf kemm il -haddiem konna nhaddmu fl-airmalta? u jahdmu bil-qalb 40 siegha fil-gimgha weekends inkluzi
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gecko...my belief is that Air Malta should only operate strategically important routes that the private industry does not wish to operate. All routes that are of interest to private airlines should be opened up to full competition as this will hugely benefit Malta in general. With all due respect and believe me I know what I'm saying I fly air Malta 2-3 times a week Air Malta does not entirely serve our interests - it has only served the interests of politicians who have kept air Malta afloat because of jobs and votes. Example : do you know how much I paid for an economy seat to Brussels a few weeks ago- over eur 600 euros one way !!!!! Do you know that a 1 hour flight to Rome takes over 3 hours - because the plane stops in Calabria. In trying to protect Air Malta over the past years we have lost hundreds of thousands of tourists! Do you really think that if Air Malta dropped the Brussels route that there wouldn't be others who would bring x10 times the number of tourists at much cheaper and fair prices than Air Malta. Bottom line is that government / Air Malta should only provide essential services that the private industry has no interest in serving.
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Dominic is proofing to be a leader. He is by far the fittest to represent all Air Malta employees and not just the pilots. I am seeing a man of substance here: with no fear of exposing the truth and delving deeper to get answers. No wonder the character assasination by a bunch of blue eyed boys. I earn a living outside the tourism sector. But next Friday I will be joining ALPA in the protest! Air Malta is ours and so is the money that was injected for the reform process in the airline.
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Shame to Government!!
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Jekk il gvern ghandu interess veru li jsalva lil Air Malta ghandu jghid fejn marru 52 miljun euro. Ma naqbilx li jsir l- istrajk ghax din tkun skuza tajba biex Tonio Fenech jghid li l-AM falliet minhabba l- istrajk.Jien ta l- opinjoni li l- haddiema kollha jattendu ghall-protesta biex nuru li m'ahniex kuntenti kif qed jitmexxew l-affarijiet fl- AM.
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@ mikegold117 X'ironija. Certu Duminku holoq l-Air Malta minkejja iz-zeblieh tal PN, u certu Duminku qed jipprova isalva dak li baqa fl-Air Malta minkejja it-theddid tal PN.
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@Malti Kburi, jien ghali ma ghandiex imma nibza ghal job li ghandi u meta jkun hemm bzonn iridu nissikaw ic-cintorin kif kine jghid Duminku iehor. Il-kundizzjonijiet li ghandhom gabuhom meta l-Airmalta kienet qed tahdem waheda u bla kompetizzjoni. Min jaf kienx jghamel l-istess kieku jkun il-pl? insomma kieku anqas cans issemha lehenek ma tkun tista bhal ma ghamlu lil xi haddiem ta' AirMalat fiz zmien sant.
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@mikegold117 'Duminku, tinkwetax ghax tal-arriva ghandhom bzonn xufiera, l-uniku haga ma jigiex ix-xufier ghalik wara l-bieb.' This chap seems to thrive on one disaster after another. :))
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Dominic, the best thing that can happen to Air Malta is to shut down and reopen with 20% of its shares held by government, 75% issued to the public and private enterprise and 5% offered to its work force at a discount. At least Air Malta employees do know which excess baggage is to be dumped. Selmun workers had no such privileges.
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Joseph Sant
: John Lusignan who wrote: " Where there is demand someone will provide the supply!!!" True but only if there is a profit. Since it's inception Air Malta has served us well even on less profitable or just break even routes because as a national airline it also had a social, apart from a very strong economic, role. No private company will ever fulfil that role. No private company will operate where there is no profit. We can see this happening here and now in public transport. The old routes that were a service to the public but were not profitable have been scrapped to be replaced with routes that would generate profit but are a disservice to the public. If that is your opinion of a progressive view that takes us out of "the past" you are entitled to it but don't expect anyone else to agree.
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This nationalist government clearly wants to privatize Air Malta - which would go to a consortium of Maltese businessmen close to the PN party.
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Domnic Azzopardi is an old dog. He knows what he's saying because he has been in the job for a long time. Much more than Tonio Fenech has been a minister responsible for this disaster at Air Malta. Let's call a spade a spade please. http://mazzun.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/il-pn-u-t-tahwid-fit-trasport-it-tieni-parti/
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@John Lusignan The problem is that if Air Malta falls it will be given to the 'friends of friends'. There is NO real free market in Malta. Look at our local stock exchange, a sale or purchase of a couple of hundred shares can push the price up or down! Can you believe that? Yet, I also believe that if the planned strike goes on it could be the death knell of our National Pride. Air Malta is financially so weak (thanks to the wrong decisions taken when the PN came to power) that in my opinion it cannot withstand a strike - I wish I am wrong here. And I say this with ALL honesty. I think my writings here are obvious to which direction I lean to. If Air Malta goes there would be an avalanche! (Please don't shoot me, I am just a blogger)
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Darba ex-ministru nazzjonalista kien qal li bil-fdal li jaqa mill-mejda tal-barranin, f'dak il-kaz l-EU, Malta kienet tixba. Jidher li mis-sitwazzjoni prezenti il-fdal li qed jaqa mill-barranin li hadu kollox taht idejhom hemm min qed iteftef imma ghadu mhux xeban sa ma jara li kollox jispicca minn taht idejn il-maltin, u fdal jibqa jaqa f'hogorhom.
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This story is all happening because this current gov has left Air Malta on it`s own doing all the biggest wrong decisions it could ever take ,Azzura Air, RJ 70`s and so on . This might be another company that Gonzi PN wants to get rid of as it is the BABY of the PL
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Stop living in the past! Malta will not collapse without Air Malta. Where there is demand someone will provide the supply!!! That's the beauty of free market economies. It's normal for pilots to feel scared and fear for their jobs but the truth is that if Air Malta ceases to exist as it is others will quickly pounce on the opportunity to service routes, cargo creating new airlines, services, jobs etc.
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It is important that Air malta's pilots force the Governments's hand - after all it was the Government that milked Air Malta until it ran dry - the pilots were just doing their job professionally at a salary which was far below what they could earn had they been employed by other airlines. Govt. wants Ryan Air style tourists, so that is what it will get. MHRA will be happy with the profits this kind of tourist will render. All level headed maltese should stand four square with ALPA. It's time GonziPN realise that their time is over - they have screwed malta and the PN.
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@mikegold....kemm int paroli siehbi...Domenic ma seraq xejn mill-kumpanija bhal ma ghamlu shabek l klikka,tal Gonzi PN.L-kundizzjonijiet tax-xoghol kulhadd jahdem ghalijom u jekk ghandek l ghali, kompli zidu!!Issa ejja bzonn titla fuq xi stretcher jew jkollok xi tarbija tellaha f`inkubatur u mur ibki ghand l-Airmalta,ax l-option l-ohra hija li sisiefer bil-karozza jew tmut fuq din l -Gzira.Hallina siehbi,meta tparla ikteb xi haga bis-sens!
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It-tarzna lit-Taljani Il-lottu lil Griegi L-MIA lil Awstrijaci Mid-mid lil ta Honk kong GO lil ta Dubai + bicca art stmata 10 miljuni lira l-antika. Trasport publiku lil Inglizi Probabli insejt xi whud ohra. X'fadallu fil kontroll tieghu il poplu malti? L-Air Malta ghal min? Ghal dal gvern il barranin biss kapaci imexxu. Dejjem hekk kienu, naqra naqra taht skuza jew ohra kollox jaghti lil barrani.
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WELL DONE MR. AZZOPARDI. You have earned the gratitude of this Maltese nation. IL QAWL MALTI JGHID LI FL'AHHAR TAL MAZZITA 'SSIB IZ-ZBIEBA. And this government in his deployment of destructive capitalism has finally found a union that could stand up for their rights & principles. You and your union must hold your ground to save this national airline from being turned over to the same cabals that are involved in contracts and entities that has milked AIR MALTA dry for over a decade. Never but never must your union accept that this most important part of the Maltese economy is handed over on a silver platter at the detriment of the Maltese tax payers. As usual the gummy bears at Milend are silent and sitting on the fence, rather than showing their unequivocal support for your union in trying to save this important airline for Malta. As an opposition they are morally and legislatively obligated to expose anything this administration is doing that would have a negative effect on the economy of Malta. Whoever the shadown minister ought to be ashamed that his office has not issued anything about this grave situation. THIS WHOLE NATION SHOULD MAKE IT THEIR BUSINESS TO JOIN YOU IN YOUR PROTEST BECAUSE THIS COUNTRY IS SICK & EXHAUSTED FROM SEEING THEIR ASSETS BEING DISMANTLED OR GIVEN AWAY.
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Duminku, tinkwetax ghax tal-arriva ghandhom bzonn xufiera, l-uniku haga ma jigiex ix-xufier ghalik wara l-bieb.
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Min mhux cuc (Malti?) ghandu jimbarka fuq progett fejn l-Air Malta jkollha t-terminal taghha stess minn fej topera. Dan ma' nistennewx li jsir taht Gonzipn. Aktar u aktar li ghandna ministru (?) li ma' jifhrmx fl-avjazzjoni. L-uniku haga li jifhem fiha Toni Fenech hija kif l-Air Malta ghandha jkolla lill Lufthansa bhal sieheb strategiku. Min jaf min se jiffoxxna minn din il-mossa? Certament: ftit shareholders li ismhom jidher kemm ghand l-MIA u kemm ghand ir-rapprezentanti lokali tal-Lufthansa.
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I think that the goverment wants to liquidate Air Malta and get rid of it and return to pre-1971 days dependent on foreign airlines to bring tourists and Maltese living abroad to te island. We would then have a problem in two years time to create a new national airline. We might not get landing slots and rights at the world's prestigious airports such as London's Heathrow and Paris's Charles de Gaulle as these are running at full capacity. We would have to re-build our tourist industry. We would go back to the days where Maltese migrated to Australia to find work. All this because they sold the national airport in 2001 to Vienna International airport. We nly have one lifesource to our island apart from shipping. We would be back to 1971 days even tough we are supposedly in the EU. We should negotiate harder with the EU on concessions needed.
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If the government thinks he can get along with this issue as he did in the past,he is very wrong.By the looks of it,Government has no intention that Airmalta survives,if he did,he would have restructured it properly,ages ago,even before we joined the EU.Likewise the LP is all quiet about the issue,that worries me a great deal....where are the labour MPs who were fighting for Airmalta to survive a few months ago....??Things are pretty screwed up.Lets face it,with the economy in shit as it is,with the Government having one foot in the mud,he only has two options:either save Airmalta as ALPA is demanding,or else close it down and blame the pilots,but this will only be an excuse,people are not cwiec anymore. The only problem as things stand,it will be much more costly to close it down and would not find pilots to man the new Airline.Even if the intentions of closing it at this time of year,it would be suicidal both for the Airline and much more to the Maltese economy.Strike or not ,with the rate of how things are being handled,it will only be a matter of time before Airmalta will close down anyway,unless a drastic change occurs,and that is not with shedding 500 workers only.It goes far ,far beyond that. Up to Gonzi now,its time to prove if the Government is another Cuc Malti or not!
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Fl-ahhar hawn xi hadd li jikxef kollox. Prosit Duminku u ALPA. Mela ghandhom vera ragun il-pilots jitkellmu! Jiddispjacini ghal unions l-ohra li mhumiex kapaci jghamlu xi haga sura hlief jinhbew wara l-ALPA u jekk tigi tajba jghidu prosit lil-ALPA u jekk le jwahhlu fihom. Ara vera hawn il-pupazzi f'dan il -pajjiz! Meta tisma dan is - serq kollu specjalment fuq il -cargo kif tista ma tghamel xejn? Il-kumpaniji li jahdmu ma l-Airmalta kollha jinpalaw il-liri u l-Airmalta dejjem bil-miljuni minn taht. Possibli hawn daqshekk boloh hawn Malta biex nibqu dejjem nghidu iva?
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@ Human Torch...I don't know who you are and what qualifications you have to speak about the subject and the current situation of Air Malta. Your nom-de-plume suggests you could be an arsonist, which would make you anti-social and classify you as a terrorist. Let's hope that this is not the case and let's assume that you wish the best for Air Malta and for your country independently of the goverment of the day. I also suggest you leave politics for the politicians, unless you are one of them. Before you start fanning the flames and doing harm to the country, I suggest you read Lino Spiteri's comments on the Sunday Times. You should learn a lot from this article. Good day!
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Hafna haddiema hbieb tieghi li jahdmu fl-AirMalta qeghdin iktar ma jghaddi zmien iktar qeghdin jsiru nkwetati u incerti rigward il futur taghhom. Dan ghaliex skond Tonio Fenech jekk isir l-istrike tal Piloti il-kumpanija tigi Bankrupt u ghalhekk tigi likwidata. Jekk jghamel hekk il gvern jfisser jkun ghalaq l-AirMalta u kecca 1200ruh il barra u ma jkollniex linja Nazzjonali. F’gieh is sewwa tghamluhx l-istrike Piloti ghax ha tintuzaw bhala “Scape Goat” biex tghalaq l-AirMalta u juzaw id-Divide and Rule fost il haddiema.
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Prosit Dominic!...Hekk trid titkellem persuna li tixtieq tkisser il hmieg li ngabbar madwar l-airmalta!!! Ahna warajk. Tibzax minnhom ghax dawn il cowboys jahsbu li ahna il Maltin ser noqghodu kwiti go darna u ngorru!!!...Dak iz zmien spicca. Jekk taqa L-Airmalta...Jaqa L'Gvern!!!!!!!!!!!