The Gozo Tourism Association welcomed Malta International Airport's initiative to waive landing fees for all scheduled airlines flying to Malta for this winter.

This initiative will be effectively enhancing the competitiveness of the Maltese islands as a tourism destination during the winter period.

The GTA said that access especially to small islands like Gozo, played a major role in the sustainable success of the tourism industry and MIA's decision to further incentives the airlines would stimulate tourist arrivals to the islands during the low periods.

The association appealed to other transport providers especially those operating to and from Gozo, to take MIA's example and come up with initiatives and schemes for the winter months to generate tourism numbers to the smaller island.

"Making Gozo competitively accessible will bear results."

The GTA thanked MIA on behalf of the Gozitan tourism industry and hoped that the desired results would be reaped for all concerned.