Virgin Atlantic to operate daily Maldives flights in winter 2024
Virgin Atlantic has announced plans to boost its routes to Dubai, the Maldives and Barbados next winter. The carrier launched thrice weekly flights from Heathrow to the Maldives in October, and said it would increase this service to daily for the winter 2024-2025 season. The new frequencies are on sale now, with daily flights between […]
Emirates, Maldivian establish interline partnership
Emirates and Maldivian on Thursday announced an interline partnership, enabling Emirates customers to access 16 popular holiday destinations in the Maldives beyond Male. The agreement successfully follows on from last year’s signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two airlines, to explore opportunities for mutual cooperation. The interline agreement will create more options […]
Beond receives CAMO approval from Maldives Civil Aviation Authority
Beond, the world’s first premium leisure airline, announced on Monday that it has received Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) approval by the Maldives Civil Aviation Authority (MCAA). The airline received approval under the recently-enacted MCAR-CAMO regulations. “We are pleased to have received approval from the MCAA for our CAMO,” said Nantha Lenin, Chief Operations Officer […]
Singapore Airlines to upgrade Maldives flights to A350-900
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is set to enhance its flight services across its network during the upcoming Northern Summer 2024 operating season (from March 31, 2024, to October 26, 2024). This strategic move aims to cater to the robust demand for air travel to key markets. As part of this initiative, SIA will upgrade its existing […]
Emirates offers Bulgari amenity kits for Autumn/Winter season
Emirates is unveiling its new collection of stylish Bulgari amenity kits for the Autumn/Winter season in First and Business Class. The range features new colour palettes and new fragrances, along with a keepsake mirror, and a myriad of thoughtful amenities for passenger comfort, initially on select routes and on long-haul flights. In keeping with Emirates […]
Emirates Group ramps up recruitment globally; prepares for steep growth trajectory
The Emirates Group is laying the groundwork for its next big growth phase with a mammoth drive to recruit the best minds and talent globally across 180 unique roles. The Group is looking to cherry-pick cabin crew, pilots, engineers, IT professionals and customer service agents at both Emirates and dnata. Despite tough labour market conditions […]
Passenger traffic on the rise, says IATA
Global passenger traffic results for October shows continued growth for both domestic and international traffic, IATA has announced.
