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The Chairman of the Malta Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise’s Leisure and Tourism Economic Group (LTEG), Mr Vincent Tabone has given his reaction to the news report that a seaplane passenger service will be operating between the Grand Harbour in Valletta and Mgarr Harbour in Gozo in the coming months.

“Even though the introduction of a seaplane passenger service between Malta and Gozo is better than no service at all, we still insist that once the seaplane can make use of an airstrip inland, the best solution would be to make it leave Malta from the Malta International Airport,” Mr Tabone said.

Mr Tabone said that the LTEG is still convinced that if the seaplane service is implemented as reported in the media, it will still not satisfy the needs of the tourist whose main aim is to reach Gozo in the quickest way possible.

“Once the seaplane being mentioned can make use of both land and sea, it would be more advisable that it leaves Malta from the Malta International Airport, at least at regular intervals during the day, so that the arriving tourist on an international flight can connect much easily to Gozo,” added the LTEG Chairman.

Mr Tabone concluded by saying that the LTEG re-iterates that this would be an interim solution and that Government should start works on the extension of the airstrip in Gozo to further enhance the sister island’s connection to Malta.