I have flown for Air Malta in Malta for the past 25 years. We are only now venturing into European hubs due to our EU accession.
Work conditions in Malta were great until last week. The airline wants to trim our take home pay by about 25% and take away all our extras like transport to work,hairdressing allowances etc.
Reading about conditions UK based crew are willing to accept, never knew I had it so good in Malta. Training in Malta is nice though.People are great and you will be made to feel welcome. The operation out of the UK will probably only have foreigners (British) involved though because Maltese crew are unwilling to accept what you are being offered.