*How
long have you been coming to the AirMalta Sports and Social Club Annual
Tournament?
**Were you satisfied by the previous Tournaments?
***What is your main purpose of being here in Malta at this time of the year?
****Do you think there's
something which we might change to do our tournament more interesting?
*****What do you like
most about the Tournament?
******Is there anything
in your opinion which is hindering the Tournament and should be abolished to be
more successful?
Renato Castrucci -Altalia QCIC-
Occupation: Fare
Distribution Manager
* This is my fourth
consecutive year in Malta purely for the AirMalta Sports and Social Club
Tournament.
** I am terribly
satisfied. The hotel is excellent. The tournament is well
organised thanks to the hard working committee.
***My main purpose is to
come here with my team to participate in the Airmalta Sports and Social Club
Tournament.
****For me it seems that
everything is perfect. Maybe the fields of play? One can also
mention that although there's a qualified nurse present on the pitches, it would
make more sense if a fixed 'First Aid' place is determined so that injured
players can be attended to more easily. The referees as well. They
are inconsistent in their decisions. They have different interpretation of
the Rules.
*****It's the friendship
with all other Airline teams. In the previous editions I have
seen interesting games between the Libyan Arab Airlines and Airlines from
the States, played in the best spirit of the game and ending with the shaking of
hands. This is the purpose of Sports manifestations like this one.
******Brutality.....Players
who have intention of doing harm to other players should not be permitted to
play in these kind of Tournaments.
Hans Peter Braathen - SAS Oslo-
Fact File
Occupation: Cabin Steward
*Ten Years.
**I am satisfied.
That's why we keep coming back every year. Strictly speaking, I cannot
compare any other Airline Tournament with this one. This is the best.
***First two years we used
to come only because of theTournament and to do some site seeing of Malta.
Nowadays we come to play football, try to win and meet old friends from
other Airlines.
****Sometimes we find some
difficulties with the transport from the hotel to the football pitches.
This year, for the first time the breakfast leaves much to be desired.
*****Well organised.
******I cannot think of
anything!
Occupation:
AirTraffic Co-Ordinator
*Six to seven times.
**Definitely Yes.
This is a unique Tournament thanks to the initiative from the Social Club of
Airmalta. One can feel a great friendship between all participating teams.
It's nice to come over here and meet all these friends from all over the world.
The hotel is fantastic and is of superior quality. I have been coming to
Malta for the past thirty years and I have never seen such good quality
hotels before.
***It's the hospitality you
are able to provide, the fantastic hotels. This Tournament is the most
popular in the world, with the most number of different Airline teams in the
past twenty years.
****The referees. Some of
them lack reflexes due to the fact that they are old. They cannot be sharp
like the young ones. They do not do it intentionally but because of their
age. There's also a problem with football pitches as well. The width
and length are not according to the stipulated rules for 5-a-side soccer.
Some of them are dangerous for the players.
*****It's the young
generation. In Malta they have a good mixture of playing football and
entertainment. A good number of players are still young. You have a
lot of Discotheques, bars and and they have more possibilities where they can
entertain themselves.
******Violence on the
pitches. Teams which come over here to be violent instead of playing football.
This must be a friendship exchange between Associations. There's no place
for violence in Sport.
Taha Msherghi -Libyan Arab Airlines-
Airline: Libyan Arab Airlines
*Seven Years
**Absolutely Fantastic. It's nice.
***The main purpose to see friends and making
new friends as well. We want to show the world that we are friends to
everyone. This is our main aim and we show it everywhere. It's a
pity that the young generation is spoiling what we are building.
****The only problem is the breakfast in the
hotel. You know, for us it's a problem to have Continental Breakfast.
*****The people. Our Airmalta friends.
The organisation is simply the best.
******The game.....ten minutes is too short.
N.B.
On behalf of the Airmalta Sports and Social Club, I would like to give my
sincere deepest sympathies to Mr. Taha Msherghi for the loss of his father
during the Tournament. Mr. Msherghi had to leave early due to this sudden
loss.
Terry Mann -
Aerlingus LHR-
Occupation:
Finance/Accounts
*Fifteen Years
** Not particularly. We come here to have fun.
We are not that serious. Just on a side note, last year's food was not the
same standard as the previous ones. This year is much better. Please
allow me to congratulate the Committee for this exceptional organization.
***Nowadays it's becoming a social thing, I
come here to meet friends I met them the first time through this tournament.
It's more social than football.
****Maybe it is the tournament's format but it
is also a question of how many teams turn up. The Committee tries to look
at various situations for the participants.
*****Loads of things. Good weather,
socializing, meeting people and making new friends.
******No...... I cannot think of anything.
Due to time restriction, we could
not interview each team. If you feel you can add more with this issue,
please feel free to express your views on the Website Forum.
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The
Gossip Corner
Please meet Mr.Darren Buhagiar from
Qantas Melbourne (Centre). Thanks to the AirMalta Sports and
Social Club Tournament, Darren albeit Maltese visited our island for the
first time. He booked for a week but wanted to stay for three
months!!!!!!!!!.....we sincerely hope to see Darren again next year
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