Delta Air Lines will launch direct flights to Mediterranean island Malta starting next summer.
Malta’s Foreign and Tourism Minister Ian Borg announced the new route starting in June from New York’s JFK, adding that sales for the route are now open.
The carrier will initially offer three weekly flights seasonally from June to October.
Delta will deploy Boeing 767-300 aircraft on the route.
It will become the only direct connection with the US.
“This service will provide Malta with the long-awaited breakthrough into the North American market. This is the game-changer that we have been working to attain for the last year,” Borg said.
“The new long-haul flights will push us forward in our objective for Malta’s continued shift towards a higher value-added tourism mix.”
The Malta Tourism Authority will prepare funding to support and market the direct transatlantic flight.
