Around €1.5 million has been paid in salaries to Air Malta staff since April last year, according to Deputy Speaker David Agius.
Agius shared his estimate on social media on Monday evening, following a parliamentary reply he received from Finance Minister Clyde Caruana.
He had asked Caruana to detail how many workers remain on Air Malta’s books and to provide a month-by-month breakdown of salary payments from the airline’s final day of operations until the end of September this year.
Caruana said there are currently 19 individuals on the company’s books, with a monthly expense of €82,448.59.
The minister did not provide a total figure.
Instead, Agius calculated the total himself, telling Facebook followers: “You and I have already paid €82,448.59 per month for 19 workers, which means that over 18 months (April 2024 to September 2025), we paid a total of €1,484,074.62.”
added: “There is still more to be paid because as of today the workers are still there and obviously still receiving their salary.”
Agius also asked: “Is it true that there are two workers at Air Malta who are being paid more than €70,000 per year?”
In January, Caruana had said in another parliamentary reply that 51 people were still employed by Air Malta plc, at a total annual cost of €2.28 million. That figure suggests there are now 32 fewer employees than at the start of the year.
Air Malta operated its final flight on March 30, 2024, closing a 50-year chapter in the island’s aviation history.
The airline began downsizing in 2021, offering severance packages or public sector placements to laid-off workers, who retained their previous salary scales.