Air Malta's decision to stop flying to Frankfurt, one of Europe's main hubs, in March and reduce services to Berlin, has infuriated tour operators, particularly those connected to the German market. The operators said they could not understand how the national airline concluded it did not need to continue operating in one of Europe's busiest airports. Confirming the decision, a spokesman for Air Malta said that connectivity with Frankfurt would not be lost, because the German carrier Lufthansa would still service the route. "The airline will still retain code-share flights to Frankfurt, where Lufthansa will be the operating carrier with two daily flights," the spokesman said. The tour operators approached by this newspaper said Frankfurt was one of the main air routes served from Malta and connecting to mainland Europe. They were more at ease dealing with the Maltese national airline for their needs, they added. "We were shocked when we heard that Air Malta will stop Frankfurt. However, they told us that the route is no longer profitable for them, because Lufthansa has taken away their business. They also seem to have a problem with a shortage of aircraft," a spokesman for the...
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