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Air Malta raises service fees

Air Malta will, as from tomorrow, be introducing new service fees for tickets purchased online, from call centres and sales offices.

The airline said that charges per ticket will now be €10 when booking online through www.airmalta.com, (there was previously no charge) and €15 when booking through the call centre and its sales outlets (from the previous €5).

This is the first change since 2008,  the airline said.

It explained that thes revised rates reflect the new distribution channel strategy that is being adopted, in line with the current airline business models.

Air Malta also announced that as from tomorrow, customers who book Saver and Special Offer fares online will be offered the possibility to pre-select seats at a nominal fee of €10 per seat. Customers who book Flexi and Club fares will continue to be offered this service free of charge.

These changes are part of a wider set of online services that will be announced in the coming weeks and months.

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Jonathan Scerri

Sep 28th 2011, 08:22

Can't one see that this is the strategy?
Bring the company on the brink of bankruptcy and sell for mere pittance!

Andrew Camilleri

Sep 28th 2011, 08:51

Their service is good but is priced for kings or people who think money grows on trees( for some it does, ministers leeching from our taxes :])

I will be sticking to ryanair and easyjet as they have always gotten me from point A to point B on time for a third of the price.

James Zerafa

Sep 27th 2011, 15:33

L unika differenza bejn Gahan u c CEO hija din.

Meta lil Gahan qalulu li se jtuh salarju ta 500,000 irrifjuta ghax qallhom li ma jafx jghodd sal 500,000. Mid dehra c CEO jaf, pero' dik hija l unika differenza li qed jirnexxieli nara!

R. Gauci

Sep 28th 2011, 11:37

Jien nafha li meta tkun sejjer hazin tnaqqas l-ispejjez halli ma zzidx il-prezzijiet u tispicca tmur il-bahar. Ghalhekk Gahan kien ikun ahjar, zgur.

S. Camilleri

Sep 27th 2011, 21:41

haha! It takes a €500K salary to make stupid ideas look good it seems. Reminds me of that fairy tale ... Emperor's new Clothes.

Kenneth Galea

Sep 26th 2011, 22:13

OH Tony don't even remind me of the appaling service at LHR by KLM, always late and customers are treated like dirt as you rightly say. In fact I have not used LHR for a long time because of this.
AirMalta is gone, is the notorious CEO getting the hint that scores of customers will look elsewhere? Typical English attitude, they think the problem is going to sort itself out. Why did we have to take on board a foreign CEO to fix the woos of Airmalta??????????????? Look at Arriva, same thing, run by English, down in the doldrums.

Kenneth Galea

Sep 26th 2011, 20:50

Incline your seat?????????? It is so selfish and inconsiderate to the passengers sitting behind you. Inclining seats should be totally banned on all Airlines.

Mr Peter Murray

Sep 26th 2011, 22:18

Don't worry Mr .Galea as soon there will be "no consideration for other people "seating arrangements and be sure and tell all the airlines of your "inclination" wont you!

K. Vella

Sep 27th 2011, 07:25

@ Mr. Galea

Check the price tag of Airmalta ticket, and you expect not to incline the seat!?!

To make more money Airmalta is going to extremes by increasing the seating configuration to make more profits on this popular route.

But again, Airmalta is on a suicide mission, with such bad decisions the customer will opt to for other choices and offers.

Mr francis darmanin

Sep 26th 2011, 19:27

one thing I have learnt about this country....never be surprised about anything!

Mr Joseph Calleja

Sep 26th 2011, 20:04

Don't give them any new ideas, they might take you up on it.

C. Spiteri

Sep 26th 2011, 20:42

Read well - book a seat not checkin - i.e. book at time of purchase - you can choose not t book - though I cannot understand why Airmalta should put a cost for booking on line - it is crazy - it almost cost them nothing as far as human costs is concerned and most people prefer to book online anyway!

Though I still prefer airmalta rather than Ryanair - it is worth the extra cost especially considering hidden costs and transport costs from airport to centre of cities.

bryan sullivan

Sep 27th 2011, 10:15

@C. Spiteri.... apologies , you are right, my mistake .

Mr Joseph Calleja

Sep 26th 2011, 18:37

Mr Davies, a bit of advise, but you should always look before you leap. If you think I am wrong take a good look at the comments made. You are a very well experienced airline man and you should have known better? You never kick a man when he is down. Again may I suggest you do away with the €10 online charge.

Mr Joseph Calleja

Sep 26th 2011, 18:28

This is the last straw and maybe Mr Davies also is on the impression that we are a bunch of cwiec and a gullible bunch at that. If he is really intent on saving the airline why didn't he cut his, and that of the rest of his top management in half? Pardon me but why didn't he insist that the unions back off and give the airline some breathing room and at the same time try to improve on the bland food they serve on the airplanes? The only positive thing that came out of this whole mess is that politicians and their families don't receive the Freebies anymore, and I wonder how long that will last. Charging €10 for online bookings? Only in Malta.

Anthony Pace

Sep 26th 2011, 20:04

That is why the minister appointed a highly paid english executive to take the airline to the gutter and drive people to use low-cost airlines.

Doris Farrugia

Sep 26th 2011, 19:26

Thanks S.Vella for website really hilarious!Good one!

Mr Joseph Calleja

Sep 26th 2011, 17:30

"what happened to the restructuring plan?" I think that is now called the destruction plan. More to come.

Justin Case

Sep 26th 2011, 16:51

"numerous alternatives for KM"

...unless you're flying from Brussels, in which case you're held at ransom with Airmalta if you want to fly direct and not lose half a day travelling via Frankfurt or Milan each way .

Mr Joseph Calleja

Sep 26th 2011, 17:35

Same happens when flying from Malta to London Heathrow and return. Air Malta has the only non stop flight between these two airports. It is what they call a monopoly over that particular route.

Missy Bell

Sep 26th 2011, 16:34

agreed!

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