KM Malta Airlines, the new national airline of the Maltese Islands, performed its inaugural flight on Sunday, the 31st of March, with a return trip between Malta and Catania.

To commemorate the new national airline launch, MaltaPost is issuing a set of 3 stamps portraying images of the newly ordered Airbus passenger aircraft.

Each stamp carries a denomination of €1.50 and will be available as from Friday, the 19th of April, from all post offices in Malta and Gozo.

The new airline said that it will focus on connecting Malta to major European cities and airport hubs and will operate a young single-type aircraft fleet consisting of eight Airbus 320 neo.

The stamp set will be issued in a sheet of 9, with each stamp measuring 35mm x 35mm, a comb perforation of 14.29 x 14.29 and bearing the Maltese Cross watermark.

The sheets measure 135mm x 135mm and were produced by Printex Ltd in the offset process. The issue consists of 37,800 stamps.

Orders for the new stamps may also be placed online at www.maltaphilately.com or by mail from the Philatelic Bureau, MaltaPost p.l.c., 305, Qormi Road, Marsa, MTP 1001; by telephone 2596 1740 or via e-mail info@maltaphilately.com

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