Malta could see an influx of North American tourists this summer if planned Lufthansa charter flights between New York and Malta are successful. The flights are planned in conjunction with a large cruise company understood to be Viking Cruises. The deal is still awaiting confirmation, Lufthansa spokesperson Boris Ogursky said. Tickets will not be for sale to the public via the airline but reserved for the cruise company’s clientele. Chartered flights are different to scheduled flights, in that Lufthansa would simply be flying the planes on behalf of the operator who would determine the route and take responsibility for bookings. If the series of flights gets the green light, they will be operating between Newark airport, New Jersey and Malta, running irregularly between July and October, according to flight tracker Flightview. Over the weekend, people took to social media to express their surprise at the planned route, which one tweet interpreted as being set to replace the Newark-Munich one. “What the heck would @LufthansaUSA pull down 2x weekly on Newark–Munich to fly Newark–Malta instead this summer? This is one weird route. Mistake? Cargo?” Brett Snyder tweeted. Lufthansa...