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Prime Minister chartered Air Malta flight for five-man delegation
PM’s five-man delegation in last-minute charter of Airbus after private jet pilot is taken ill.
3 March 2012, 12:00am
Matthew Vella
Matthew Vella
1 min read
The Prime Minister's delegation had to charter an entire Air Malta aircraft all to themselves to make the Brussels summit in time.
The Prime Minister's five-man delegation to this week's European summit, where Lawrence Gonzi had to sign the new European fiscal pact, had to charter an Air Malta aircraft to make it to Brussels in time for the Council meeting.
But the last-minute decision had to be taken, MaltaToday is informed, not for additional leg space but because the pilot of the private jet that is usually chartered by the Office of the Prime Minister was taken ill just 30 minutes before take-off.
An Air Malta spokesperson said information on the €2,600 hourly rate for the aircraft's charter by the OPM was "commercially sensitive".
Air Malta is currently undergoing an intensive restructuring process that will include the reduction of some of its loss-making as well as profitable routes, so that it gets the green light from the European Commission for €238 million in state aid.
MaltaToday understands that in the light of the airline's restructuring pressures, the OPM pays commercial rates for such transportation.
Matthew Vella, a freelance journalist at MaltaToday, was formerly executive editor at Malt...
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“That crap of an airline” - Davies apologises.
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In a meeting with Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) on 21 February 2012, Air Malta’s chief executive officer Peter Davies referred to the national airline “as that crap of an airline”.
The MHRA representatives led by President Tony Zahra felt so offended by this remark that they left the meeting abruptly and it was only after Air Malta’s Chairman Louis Farrugia intervened that the meeting resumed.
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Gawdi ta' l-ahhar, Imperature Gonzi.
Mela tnaqqas lil dawk li qedin fil bzonn u int u shabek tixxalaw.
Mela insejtu kemm kontu tghajru lil Mintoff bl-issikar tac-cintorin. Issa qedin taghmlu l-istess imma ghalikom LEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
Komplu falluh il-pajjiz.
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airmalta flying section will never be privatised, but ground handling yes.
Luke Camilleri •
Fejnu l-GHAQAL?
Ma hemmx xi loghba football imdahla fil-program ukoll.... ghax jekk hemm Tonio Fenech fid-delegazzjoni, dak ihobb immur jara' il-loghab ta' barra bil-PRIVATE JET!
Luke Camilleri •
Fejnu l-GHAQAL?
Ma hemmx xi loghba football imdahla fil-program ukoll.... ghax jekk hemm Tonio Fenech fid-delegazzjoni, dak ihobb immur jara' il-loghab ta' barra bil-PRIVATE JET!
Luke Camilleri •
Fejnu l-GHAQAL?
Ma hemmx xi loghba football imdahla fil-program ukoll.... ghax jekk hemm Tonio Fenech fid-delegazzjoni, dak ihobb immur jara' il-loghab ta' barra bil-PRIVATE JET!
Luke Camilleri •
Fejnu l-GHAQAL?
Ma hemmx xi loghba football imdahla fil-program ukoll.... ghax jekk hemm Tonio Fenech fid-delegazzjoni, dak ihobb immur jara' il-loghab ta' barra bil-PRIVATE JET!
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OliverG ever heard of teleconferencing? Imnalla mar hu biex salva l-UE.
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EU leaders must be very jealous - he gets away with anything while they have to face a free press and a critical electorate. Next time Sarkozy visits Malta Gonzi should give him private lessons so that he is not pelted with eggs ans happened to him this week!
Alex Grech •
these are the reasons why Air Malta will never be privatized!
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No comments......breath less.......polplu mejjet
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anzi oqghod itir bl ghasafar ta comb
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He is after all the prime minister. What a nice excuse though.
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Sewwa jaghmel jekk in-nies joqghodulu; bit-tgergir biss hekk se ikompli jaghmel!
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Ok for you you wrote comments, can you give me other possibilities of how the PM could have travelled? U ejja grow up. The pilot was ill 30mins before. The PM had to definitely be in Brussels. I know its a good sum, but there were no other options. U mind you he paid Airmalta ta not a foreign airline, so its not a bad thing. Some childish comments pero qadt ma jispiccaw.
John Mifsud •
What does the EU have to say about the carbon footprint?
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Hallas ja Poplu baghal.
Joseph MELI •
Austerity measures what austerity measures and what does "commercially sensitive " mean?Let's see him do that when Air Malta inevitably gets privatised.
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A 160-seat aircraft chartered for a five-man delegation. That's one way of convincing the EU that Malta is reducing its budget expenditure to made ends meet.
Luke Camilleri •
Fejnu l-GHAQAL?
KEMM HUMA GALANTUOMINI BI FLUSNA!
Ma marrux jaraw xi loghba tal-Arsenal wara wkoll kif ihbb jaghmel il-Ministru Fenech!
Dak bil-private jet ihobb immur....BASTA MA JHALLASX HU!
Luke Camilleri •
Fejnu l-GHAQAL?
KEMM HUMA GALANTUOMINI BI FLUSNA!
Ma marrux jaraw xi loghba tal-Arsenal wara wkoll kif ihbb jaghmel il-Ministru Fenech!
Dak bil-private jet ihobb immur....BASTA MA JHALLASX HU!
Luke Camilleri •
Fejnu l-GHAQAL?
KEMM HUMA GALANTUOMINI BI FLUSNA!
Ma marrux jaraw xi loghba tal-Arsenal wara wkoll kif ihbb jaghmel il-Ministru Fenech!
Dak bil-private jet ihobb immur....BASTA MA JHALLASX HU!
Luke Camilleri •
Fejnu l-GHAQAL?
KEMM HUMA GALANTUOMINI BI FLUSNA!
Ma marrux jaraw xi loghba tal-Arsenal wara wkoll kif ihbb jaghmel il-Ministru Fenech!
Dak bil-private jet ihobb immur....BASTA MA JHALLASX HU!
Luke Camilleri •
Fejnu l-GHAQAL?
KEMM HUMA GALANTUOMINI BI FLUSNA!
Ma marrux jaraw xi loghba tal-Arsenal wara wkoll kif ihbb jaghmel il-Ministru Fenech!
Dak bil-private jet ihobb immur....BASTA MA JHALLASX HU!
Luke Camilleri •
Fejnu l-GHAQAL?
KEMM HUMA GALANTUOMINI BI FLUSNA!
Ma marrux jaraw xi loghba tal-Arsenal wara wkoll kif ihbb jaghmel il-Ministru Fenech!
Dak bil-private jet ihobb immur....BASTA MA JHALLASX HU!
Luke Camilleri •
Fejnu l-GHAQAL?
KEMM HUMA GALANTUOMINI BI FLUSNA!
Ma marrux jaraw xi loghba tal-Arsenal wara wkoll kif ihbb jaghmel il-Ministru Fenech!
Dak bil-private jet ihobb immur....BASTA MA JHALLASX HU!
Luke Camilleri •
Fejnu l-GHAQAL?
KEMM HUMA GALANTUOMINI BI FLUSNA!
Ma marrux jaraw xi loghba tal-Arsenal wara wkoll kif ihbb jaghmel il-Ministru Fenech!
Dak bil-private jet ihobb immur....BASTA MA JHALLASX HU!
Luke Camilleri •
Fejnu l-GHAQAL?
KEMM HUMA GALANTUOMINI BI FLUSNA!
Ma marrux jaraw xi loghba tal-Arsenal wara wkoll kif ihbb jaghmel il-Ministru Fenech!
Dak bil-private jet ihobb immur....BASTA MA JHALLASX HU!
Luke Camilleri •
Fejnu l-GHAQAL?
KEMM HUMA GALANTUOMINI BI FLUSNA!
Ma marrux jaraw xi loghba tal-Arsenal wara wkoll kif ihbb jaghmel il-Ministru Fenech!
Dak bil-private jet ihobb immur....BASTA MA JHALLASX HU!
Luke Camilleri •
Fejnu l-GHAQAL?
KEMM HUMA GALANTUOMINI BI FLUSNA!
Ma marrux jaraw xi loghba tal-Arsenal wara wkoll kif ihbb jaghmel il-Ministru Fenech!
Dak bil-private jet ihobb immur....BASTA MA JHALLASX HU!
Luke Camilleri •
Fejnu l-GHAQAL?
KEMM HUMA GALANTUOMINI BI FLUSNA!
Ma marrux jaraw xi loghba tal-Arsenal wara wkoll kif ihbb jaghmel il-Ministru Fenech!
Dak bil-private jet ihobb immur....BASTA MA JHALLASX HU!
Luke Camilleri •
Fejnu l-GHAQAL?
KEMM HUMA GALANTUOMINI BI FLUSNA!
Ma marrux jaraw xi loghba tal-Arsenal wara wkoll kif ihbb jaghmel il-Ministru Fenech!
Dak bil-private jet ihobb immur....BASTA MA JHALLASX HU!
Luke Camilleri •
Fejnu l-GHAQAL?
KEMM HUMA GALANTUOMINI BI FLUSNA!
Ma marrux jaraw xi loghba tal-Arsenal wara wkoll kif ihbb jaghmel il-Ministru Fenech!
Dak bil-private jet ihobb immur....BASTA MA JHALLASX HU!
Luke Camilleri •
Fejnu l-GHAQAL?
KEMM HUMA GALANTUOMINI BI FLUSNA!
Ma marrux jaraw xi loghba tal-Arsenal wara wkoll kif ihbb jaghmel il-Ministru Fenech!
Dak bil-private jet ihobb immur....BASTA MA JHALLASX HU!
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What a difference ! Gonzi charters a whole aircraft for just a 5-men delegation, while Dr.K.Mifsud Bonnici, when he was prime minister, not only used to travel on Air Malta flights ONLY, when possible, BUT USED TO PAY OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET!!!!Eddy Privitera
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I have no doubt as to who is eventually paying for this. Tal, misthija
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OPM pays commercial rates for such transportation? NO. The taxpayer pays commercial rates for such transportation. Once again, GonziPN- money, no problem. As long as someone else foots the bill.
