Air Malta has increased its flights to Rome adding eight extra ones to re-route its passengers stranded in Malta to the European mainland where they can then proceed by train or coach.
The national airline was also one of the few not to have any of its aircraft grounded in foreign airports this it can theoretically operate at full capacity one airspace is open.
Interestingly, Athar Husain Khan, a general manager at the Association of European Airlines, has been quoted as saying: “I advise you to contact your airline as each will operate their own policy. There is no European law or rule which would indicate any kind of priority when repatriating passengers.
Eurocontrol forecast 14,500 flights in European airspace on Tuesday, up on 9,000 on Monday. A normal day would be 28,000.
A European Commission spokeswoman said: “This (yesterday) morning we have more flights with limited operations coming out of Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Italian airspace. This is partly due to weather conditions, partly due to the new restrictions and the more pragmatic approach which has been agreed since 8am.”
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