Fixed-wing services to Gozo may be considered

James A. Tyrrell

Oct 26th 2010, 14:39

@C Cassar and Jesmond Micallef. From what I remember of the polls at the time the majority of Maltese people were against the Piano plans so I assume the 'many' you are referring to are the minority. What I have found over the years is that politics is the most important thing in Malta. What your party says is right even when it is wrong. The fact that your Government are spending 80 million Euros on a building, which they don’t even need, cannot in any way be defended. As for the statement 'Its an honour for Malta to have such an accomplished architect reinvigorate our beloved Capital with his skills,' this just sums up your thinking. Who cares how stupid the whole thing will look so long as we can say it is a Piano design. You also need to realise that its highly unlikely Piano had anything to do with it as the project was probably handed off to some underling in his office. A Maltese architect could have done a much better job for a lot less money.

joe falzon

Oct 25th 2010, 20:21

We had a helicopter service...It's been shut down for years; it seemed to have been working well at first, but now we have the heliport without the helicopters.......why would a small airport now succeed? if gozo is targeted by those who want tranquility and slow-paced life, then why tamper with it? it's probably cheaper and more feasible to have a high-speed catamaran service between malta and gozo and it would have no impact on the local environment.

Joe Gauci

Oct 25th 2010, 14:37

Not surprised considering that the PN government had destroyed Malta's environment. Gozo is next.

Jesmond Micallef

Oct 25th 2010, 12:28

The factors of economics and environmental sustainability oppose each other when it comes to aviation. This is even more pronounced on a small little speck of land such as Gozo !! Keep Gozo flying machine free, please.

John Azzopardi

Oct 25th 2010, 11:29

About time someone says something on starting a new air service to Gozo. This a a no loss proposition when it comes to votes.

James A. Tyrrell

Oct 25th 2010, 11:18

So not content with sanctioning the continued destruction of Gozo by totally unnecessary over development Gonzi now wants to destroy the one thing that sets Gozo apart from Malta, the total peace and quiet tourists enjoy there. Various studies in the past have shown that a fixed wing service between Malta and Gozo can never be economically or environmentally sustainable so what magic wand is Gonzi going to wave to change this? Is the Government going to plough money into this proposed project in order to make it appear to be working?

Given the millions being wasted by the Gonzi Government with regard to the stupid Piano plans in Valletta it would appear that there are no ends he will not go to in order to destroy the lives of his own people in order to appease his developer buddies. Anyone thinking of coming to Malta for a holiday should think twice as it is being turned into a concrete slum