Comments on: Direct flights to China do not benefit Maltese tourists unless they are to Beijing or Shanghai

By: Carmelo Micallef

Carmelo Micallef — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 16:02:32 +0000

In reply to matt. One of the smaller Chinese airlines that has its hub in Guangzhou could benefit by 'teaming up' with Air Malta.

By: M

Mon, 14 Jul 2014 22:15:58 +0000

Once one gets into the mindset of using a sieve to avoid having wool pulled over his eyes, hearing what is actually being said (not said) is scary. After all there would not be any need for a sting in the tail of every statement if things were above board now would there?

By: Connor Attard

Connor Attard — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 21:28:07 +0000

In reply to H.P. Baxxter.

A disproportionate number of people fail to make a distinction between race and nationality when accusing others of ‘racism’. ‘Chinese’ isn’t a race, but a nationality, so being “racist against the Chinese” doesn’t make much sense to me.

If you are, then you’d also feel uncomfortable around the Japanese and the Koreans, i.e. the entire Han race, because that’s the technical term for it.

Anyhow, Chinese people aren’t the issue here – that would be silly – but the Chinese government, which is a different entity all together.

By: Calculator

Calculator — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:02:10 +0000

In reply to H.P. Baxxter. Doesn't China itself keep boasting about how culturally different it is from the West and how it consequently cannot have a functioning democracy? Isn't that racist and mhux sewwa?

By: Jozef

Jozef — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:59:05 +0000

In reply to Mister. Iva hi, ghax Malta ala baba.

By: Mister

Mister — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 07:14:50 +0000

Is Malta going to become a transit route into Europe for all those Ebay packages to evade customs import fees into Europe?

By: matt

matt — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 02:19:24 +0000

This doesn’t make sense at all. Why would a Maltese want to fly to some obscure region in China where no one speaks any European language? Also I can’t see a reason how the Chinese will benefit. They certainly do not need Malta to get access to a major European city.
Who is Muscat trying to fool here?

By: Carmelo Micallef

Carmelo Micallef — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 02:19:09 +0000

Guangzhou, in Guangdong province, is the likely destination.

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 01:16:58 +0000

Apparently it is now racist and mhux sewwa to point out the cultural differences between Malta and China.

You know, he might be a nutter, but sometimes Lowell makes more sense than either Labour or the Muzewmini at the “stamperija”.

By: ciccio

ciccio — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 00:16:54 +0000

In reply to ciccio. Oh, and I am excluding cargo flights. If China intends to inundate the European market with cheap tech solar panels, then, yes of course, there can be direct flights from China to Malta.