Airport hails masks removal, says rules were impacting travel experience
The easing of travel-related COVID-19 measures - namely the removal of the passenger locator form and wearing of masks - are "two important steps" towards resuming unrestricted travel to Malta, the Malta International Airport said. The government announced last week that from Monday, masks will no longer be mandatory in indoor public places and the passenger locator form, used at EU level for contact tracing, will no longer be needed for travel to Malta. The easing of measures also come just weeks after the government reviewed entry requirements to also allow those with a negative swab result or a recovery certificate to travel to the island without having to quarantine. "We believe that these requirements, although not cumbersome enough to deter a would-be traveller from visiting the islands, were impinging negatively on the whole travel experience for our guests," airport CEO Alan Borg said on Wednesday. In recent months, the CEO was vocal about the need to ease restrictions so that Malta can start recovering from the impact of the pandemic. Borg has repeatedly called on the authorities to ensure Malta's rules are in line with the rest of Europe, saying that the stringent...