They are also vital for Malta's economic and social cohesion both internally and with the rest of the EU by providing daily transportation of mail and freight including perishables goods between the islands and the European mainland as well as passengers transport for medical reasons in stretchers and incubators (in cases where special medical care required is not available in Malta).
Samuti on see äärmiselt oluline Malta majandusliku ja sotsiaalse ühtekuuluvuse jaoks nii riigisiseselt kui ka ülejäänud ELiga, tagades posti ja kauba, sealhulgas kergrikneva kauba igapäevase transpordi saarte ja Euroopa mandriosa vahel, samuti meditsiinilist abi vajavate reisijate transpordi kanderaamidel ja inkubaatorites (juhul, kui vajalik eriarstiabi ei ole Maltal kättesaadav).