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Ryanair and Air Malta join forces in on-line sales partnership

Ryanair and Air Malta have jointly announced that the Irish carrier will cooperate on sales and marketing initiatives by selling Air Malta flights from its website ryanair.com as from August 21.

This win-win milestone agreement for both parties will offer Ryanair's 139 million customers an even greater choice of destinations whilst also boosting Air Malta's ticket sales through this new distribution channel in overseas markets where Ryanair traditionally is stronger.

This partnership is the latest initiative delivered under Ryanair's “Always Getting Better” customer experience program and falls in line with Air Malta's successful growth strategy and vision to be the airline of the Mediterranean.

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