The government was not excluding any possibility with regard to the development of an economically-feasible airlink between Malta and Gozo, even if it meant extending the helipad to allow fixed-wing aircraft to land and take off.
Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism Mario de Marco was answering a supplementary question by Joe Mizzi (PL).
The original question, by Gozitan MP Anton Refalo (PL), enquired what plans the government had regarding an air service between Malta International Airport and Gozo. The Prime Minister replied in writing that any European aviation operator could operate a helicopter service between the two islands. Besides, the government was keeping all options open for an economically-feasible operation that might be proposed from time to time.
The operative word was sustainability, Dr De Marco stressed repeatedly.