Malta International Airport (MIA) today welcomed its 3 millionth passenger for this year.

The passenger, 26-year-old Barbara Fesquet from Paris, arrived on an Air Malta flight KM467 from Paris Orly at 2.15 p.m.

She was welcomed at MIA’s La Valette Lounge by MIA’s Head of Airline Marketing, Alan Borg and the Malta Tourism Authority’s CEO, Josef Formosa Gauci.

When commenting about this milestone, Mr Borg said that this was the second time in its history that MIA has reached the 3 millionth mark in a year, with the first time occurring in December 2008.

“We are very pleased that we have reached this target this year. From our estimates thus far, it turns out that we are going to end the year with a record number of passenger movements – better than our current record year of 2008. This result is due to the close collaboration with all the other stakeholders, including the Government, the Malta Tourism Authority and airlines, especially Air Malta which carries more than half of all passengers at MIA,” added Mr Borg.

Mr Formosa Gauci, when addressing the media, welcomed Ms Fesquet – who is on her first trip to Malta – and said that collaboration between the various stakeholders involved in the tourism industry is crucial to achieve similar results.

Mr Borg presented Ms Fesquet with a gift to mark the occasion, whereas Mr Formosa Gauci presented her with a bouquet of flowers.

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