[7] Shortly after, the decision regarding the airline's future was delayed to the end of 2022; however, the route network and frequencies saw extensive cuts by October 2022, including the termination of several destinations.

Its initial route map included flights to 17 airports in 15 key European cities from Malta: Amsterdam (AMS), Berlin (BER), Brussels (BRU), Catania (CTA), Dusseldorf (DUS), London (LGW & LHR), Lyon (LYS), Madrid (MAD), Milan (LIN), Munich (MUC), Paris (CDG & ORY), Prague (PRG), Rome (FCO), Vienna (VIE), and Zurich (ZRH).

[12] It was also announced that the new airline will employ approximately 390 employees and will eventually phase out the early retirement schemes of Air Malta within the next four years.

[3] On the day KM Malta Airlines launched, Illum reported that applicants for cabin crew positions were no longer required to be fluent in Maltese.

[16][17][18] Prime Minister Robert Abela was asked about this controversy during a press conference and stated that he expects cabin crew to speak Maltese and that it would be added as a prerequisite.