Travel arrangements for Maltese abroad

Travel arrangements are being made for eligible voters residing abroad to enable them to vote in Malta at the forthcoming general election on 3 June 2017.

For this purpose, Air Malta plc will be making available return air tickets on its regular scheduled services at a charge of €90, inclusive of taxes and other charges, to persons who are eligible to vote in Malta at the forthcoming general election. Reservations may be made at the Air Malta Call Centre on this specific number: (+356) 2599 1230. The centre will be open between Monday to Saturday, from 8am to 9pm, and on Sunday from 8am to 5pm, as from Thursday 4 May 2017 at 8am.

Inbound travel to Malta is possible from 24 May 2017 to 3 June 2017, and return travel is from 3 June 2017 to 7 June 2017. Those persons who opt for early voting on 27 May 2017 can travel to Malta from 24 May 2017 till 26 May 2017 to be able to apply at the Electoral Office, Naxxar Counting Complex, by noon of the 26 May 2017 at the latest. They may then fly back as of the 27 May 2017, but not later than 7 June 2017.

These travel arrangements are available for:

(a) eligible voters, including those married to foreigners, studying, working or undergoing medical treatment abroad; and

(b) dependents of the persons referred to in (a) above.

Persons to whom this directive applies must be eligible voters whose name appears in the Electoral Register published within five days from the publication of the General Election Writ.