FILE PHOTO: Yachts sail past at sunset after government restrictions were eased amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Pembroke, Malta May 25, 2020. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
VALLETTA (Reuters) - Malta will reopen its airport to passenger flights on July 1, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Sunday, as the Mediterranean island rolls back restrictions introduced in March to halt COVID-19 infections.
Tourism accounts for almost a quarter of Malta's economy and hoteliers have been pressing the government to reopen the airport or risk mass unemployment.
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