A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Board members have now been appointed to the Regional Airports Company Limited, a new company established under an executive order of the President to manage regional airports in the Maldives. Regional Airports Company was established on 30th September 2020. The appointment of its Board members took place three months later, on 3rd January 2021. The […]
The Addu flying school, also known as Asian Academy of Aeronautics (AAA), has been fined MVR 35,000 under the Maldives Civil Aviation Act, which allows for parties who defy provisions in the Act to be fined an amount lower than MVR 100,000. The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation and the Ministry of Higher Education […]
The latest statistics by the Ministry of Tourism reveal that there are 26 airlines currently operating to the Maldives. On Thursday, the Ministry released its Tourism Status Update which outlined the airlines operating to the country as of 6th January 2021. They are: British Airways Edelweiss Air Lufthansa Azur Air Russia Turkish Airlines Qatar Airways […]
The President’s Office has proposed to the Privatization and Corporatization Board (PCB) to appoint Mohamed Mihad as Managing Director of Island Aviation. PCB is currently evaluating Mihad for the position, and he will be officially confirmed for the position by PCB after the vetting process. The decision to appoint Mihad for the MD position has […]
National flagship carrier, Maldivian Aero’s Managing Director, Mohamed Rizvi has been appointed as the Managing Director of Regional Airports Company. Privatization and Corporatization Board (PCB) has stated that Mohamed Rizvi was nominated for the post by the President’s Office. Regional Airports Company was established to manage and operate all the regional airports within the atolls. […]
In spite of the temporary halt in the industry in 2020, Maafaru International Airport has wrapped up the year with 253 jet landings. Mumthaz Ali, General Manager of Maafaru International Airport highlighted that the tourist arrivals to the airport were dominated by the Russian market with most arriving in private jets. The airport witnessed the […]
Turkish Airlines, the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, is now operating daily flights from Istanbul, Turkey to Male’, Maldives from 1st – 17th January 2021. The airline commenced operations to the island nation on 7th August, after a temporary halt in March due to the pandemic. Since then, Turkish Airlines has been operating weekly flights to […]
Qatar Airways has announced that it has increased the frequency of flights from Doha to the Maldives to 4 daily flights. Qatar Airways operates one of the youngest and most technologically-advanced fleets in the skies. Qatar Airways currently utilizes Boeing 777-300ER for 2 frequencies with 42 business class seats and 312 economy class seats and […]
A seaplane of Maldivian, the national carrier of the Maldives, has become the first-ever seaplane or even aeroplane to land in Maliku, an island in Lakshadweep, India. In a tweet, Maldivian revealed that its seaplane made a quick stop to Maliku on a charter trip to Ahmedabad in India. This is the first time an […]