Could flying boats supply Malta from Tunisia?

Would the need to supply Malta produce earlier jet transports or greater airlift capacity?

Not earlier jets, but existing Short Sunderland flying boats could run a frequent Tunisia-Malta supply service.

A viewer asks whether the altered logistics problem would accelerate military airlift technology. Jet development probably could not be pushed much faster than Britain was already managing. The existing Short Sunderland flying boat offers a practical transport over the short route from Tunisia to Malta. A service flying several times a day could complement coastal shipping without waiting for an entirely new aircraft generation.