A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Villa Air Flyme is set to schedule flights between Maamigili and India. The company gained a permit for international flights on 3rd September 2020. The Managing Director of Flyme, Mr Abdulla Nashid stated during an interview to PSM that India is one of the major tourist markets to the Maldives where Flyme has been putting […]
For the fourth consecutive year, LUX* South Ari Atoll Resort & Villas has announced that they have won the British Airways Customer Excellence Award for 2019. The award is given based on unbiased customer reviews designed to showcase the hotels that impress guests the most. British Airways Holidays, which is one of the UK’s leading tour […]
Singapore-based airline SilkAir has announced the extension of their passenger flight schedules until the end of 2020, with flights to Malé in the Maldives to recommence from 1st December 2020. The operations are set to be served twice weekly by SilkAir from Singapore using the Boeing 737-800 from December. Tourism makes for a considerable percentage of […]
Fly onboard Maldivian to Dhaka, Bangladesh as the airline announces an increase in the number of direct flights to the destination. Maldivian now operates 3 weekly flights to Dhaka. Flights will be operated every Friday, Sunday and Tuesday. One way fare for the flight starts from $433 and has a baggage allowance of 30KG. Passengers […]
On the occasion of World Teacher’s Day, Qatar Airways will give away 21,000 complimentary tickets to teachers to thank them for their vital work in educating young people worldwide during the challenges brought by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The giveaway will open at 04.00 AM on 5 October and close at 03:59 on 8 October […]
On 3rd October, national airline operator Island Aviation and Addu International Airport (AIA ) signed an agreement to commence seaplane operations between Addu City and Huvadhu Atoll. Speaking at the contract signing ceremony held at Addu City, Island Aviation Managing Director highlighted the company’s effort to increase the benefit of tourism to different corners of […]
British Airways will be operating flights directly from London to Male’ from October 16. The British Airways’ direct flights will be operated three times a week from London Heathrow, on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. Flights will land the following day at Male. Direct flights back from the Maldives to London depart on Mondays, Thursdays and […]
Mohamed Irshad, Airport & Lounge Manager at LUX* Resorts Maldives, is handling one of the biggest airport operations in the Maldives, including seaplane, speedboat, domestic flights and managing LUX* Maldives Resorts fabulous airport lounge with 11 team members. What makes his operation bigger is the risk that he takes to execute the daily tasks within a […]
On 30th September, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih established the ‘Regional Airports Company Limited’ under Presidential decree. The company will be fully owned by the Government. The permitted capital for the company is MVR 10 with a share distribution of 200 million worth MVR 2 billion. It has been declared that the company will have a […]