Xiamen Airlines begins Maldives flights
Xiamen Airlines on Tuesday officially commenced scheduled flights to Maldives. The inaugural Boeing 787 successfully landed Tuesday afternoon, marking the beginning of their new operations. With three weekly flights now available, travellers from China can easily access the Maldives. China, being the largest source market for Maldives tourism before the pandemic, saw a resumption of […]
Air Arabia adds daily Maldives flights
Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) operator, has announced the launch of its non-stop flights between Sharjah and the idyllic island of Maldives. The new flights between Sharjah International Airport and Velana International Airport in Male will operate daily, starting October 27, 2024, providing travellers with even […]
Hong Kong Airlines resumes Maldives flights
Hong Kong Airlines resumed direct scheduled flights to Maldives on Friday. Hong Kong Airlines first launched chartered direct flights to Maldives in 2011. Scheduled flights began in 2018 and continued until the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. A special ceremony was held at Velana International Airport to mark the occasion, commemorating the arrival of Hong […]
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 […]
Air India to begin non-stop flights from Bangalore, Mumbai to Maldives
Air India is gearing up to introduce non-stop flights connecting Maldives with the Indian cities of Bangalore and Mumbai. In previous winter seasons, Air India had operated direct flights to Maldives; however, these services were not available during other times of the year. Villa Travels, Air India’s Maldivian passenger sales agent, took to social media […]
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.
