Thea Garrett carts her suitcase into the airport's departures lounge accompanied by her father, oblivious to the fact that a whole media cortege is waiting for the 17-year-old singer's arrival.
She walks into the airport newsagent and returns with a pack of batteries for her camera.
"I left my batteries charging at home. Perhaps Energizer should use me to endorse their products," she jokes, going on to play out the advert she has just conjured up.
While the company might not take up her offer, her camera will surely be put to good use. Malta's hopeful for this year's Eurovision Song Contest yesterday flew to Germany to re-record My Dream, the power ballad that made Thea a celebrity, at least by local standards.
Following her win at the Eurosong contest, the young singer has seen her Facebook friend count go up drastically.
"I have about 3,000 friend requests. I only had 1,000 friends before, now I have had to open another Facebook account to keep up with the friend requests I'm getting," she said, looking amused.
While in Frankfurt, the singer will be recording the vocal part for the promotional single. The song, penned by Jason Cassar and Sunny Aquilina, is being refined for release.
It would not be undergoing any major surgery, composer Mr Cassar said. There should be no nasty surprises as he has been communicating via Skype with the studios in Sweden, where the production and mixing are taking place, and the studios in Frankfurt, where the singer will record her vocal track and where the final mastering will take place.
The end result, Mr Cassar said, would be that the song would be more refined, with the use of live instruments as opposed to sampled instruments and with better detail to the sound thanks to the mastering.
Malta Eurosong coordinator Peter Busuttil said German record company Cap Sounds had been chosen for their track record in working with past Maltese singers. While in Germany, they will try to secure the best publishing deal possible to distribute the finished song.
As for the singer, she does not seem to be under pressure. She laughed off any talk of butterflies and while she said she was excited to be recording in a large, professional studio, her relaxed demeanour suggested she was taking it all in her stride.
She did have to change her lifestyle, however. The singer has paused work as a make-up artist and animator for the time being to focus on the contest but she is not letting her success get in the way of her love for music. "I will not be quitting the choir I sing in or any other commitments I have," she said.
The young singer might already be living her dream.