Air Malta is celebrating 40 years at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. The airline started operating to the Netherlands around a year after commencing flight operations on 1April 1974. This summer Air Malta is operating daily flights to Amsterdam.

Commenting on this milestone Joe Galea, deputy chief Commercial officer said: "We are excited to have reached this milestone. Forty years ago we opened up this market and throughout the years we have invested heavily on this route on which we have carried over two million passengers. We look forward to continue operating to Amsterdam and achievefurther milestones for the benefit of both Dutch tourists visiting our islands and Maltese who regularly visit this beautiful city."

Amsterdam's Schiphol airport has recently been named ninth best airport in the world at the 2015 World Airport Awards, organised by consumer aviation website Skytrax.

To celebrate this milestone Schiphol airport launched this video on youtube www.youtube.com/watch?v=TewkmjnZrQw&feature=youtu.be