Final Preparations Underway to Open Dhaalu Airport

Aviation April 17, 2017

Final Preparations Underway to Open Dhaalu Airport

Final Preparations are reportedly underway to open Dhaalu Airport at Kudahuvadhoo island, with test flights expected to land at the end of this month. According...

Aviation August 11, 2017

Thai AirAsia begin operations between DMK- MLE

Thai AirAsia, a joint venture of Malaysian low-fare airline AirAsia and Thailand’s Asia Aviation has started their operations into Maldives- Velana International Airport. The...

Aviation March 28, 2017

Maldives Immigration Awarded Prestigious IAIR Award

Maldives Immigration has accepted the prestigious IAIR Award for ‘Most innovative high-security ePassports and eGates’ award during the official award ceremony in Milan, Italy,...

Aviation March 30, 2017

Talks Underway Between Maldives and Thai Aviation Authorities

Talks are currently underway to improve and expand aviation between Maldives and Thailand, participated by delegations from both countries. The Maldivian delegation is led by...

Aviation December 7, 2017

Etihad Airways to operate additional weekly flights to Maldives

Etihad Airways, a flag carrier and the second largest airline of the UAE, has announced that they will be increasing its flight operations frequency...

Aviation May 6, 2017

SpiceJet to begin further daily flights between Maldives and India

Indian budget airline SpiceJet will be beginning flights between Thiruvananthapuram, India and Velana International Airport in Maldives. The new flights will be operated daily...

Aviation January 22, 2019

Sri Lankan Airlines ends flights to Gan, Addu city

Sri Lankan Airlines has bought a temporarily halt to their flight to Gan International Airport in Addu City. Operator of...

Aviation January 7, 2018

Popular fast food franchises at the new F&B complex to be opened at Velana...

Maldives Airports Company Ltd (MACL) has announced that three parties have expressed interest in operating outlets at the new F&B complex at Velana International...

Aviation March 18, 2017

Zongshen eyes stakes in seaplane operators

Zongshen Group, a manufacturer of generators and engines, plans to purchase a stake in the biggest seaplane airline in the Maldives this year, in...

Aviation April 8, 2017

Maldivian to Begin Direct Flights to Colombo in May 2017

Maldivian Airlines, the National Airline of Maldives, has announced direct flights from Velana International Airport to Colombo Airport Ratmalana in Sri Lanka next month,...

Aviation November 7, 2019

Flyme to add brand new ATR 72-600 to its fleet

Villa Air Flyme has announced that a brand new ATR 72-600 aircraft will join its fleet today, 7th November 2019.

Aviation October 1, 2017

Trans Maldivian Airways Expands Aircraft Fleet to 49 Planes

Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA) has expanded its seaplane fleet to 49 aircraft. The additional aircraft, a De Havilland DHC-6 Series 300, arrived yesterday afternoon...

Aviation January 15, 2018

Maldivian to bring a 56 seat aircraft in February 2018

Maldivian announces that they will be bringing in a 56-seat aircraft to their fleet in February 2018. The Dash-8 aircraft is expected to arrive during the first...

Aviation September 10, 2018

MMPRC estimates 7.5 million passengers will arive after the new runway of Velana International...

Maldives Marketing and Public Relation Corporation (MMPRC) revealed that 7.5 million passengers will visit the maldives soon after the opening of the...

Aviation May 3, 2017

ADC imposed from 1st May 2017

Maldives Inland Revenue Authority has imposed Airport Development Tax from 1st May 2017 (Monday) at a rate of USD25 per foreign traveler, and USD12...

Aviation March 27, 2018

Emirates named ‘Airline of the Year’ at the 2018 Air Transport Awards

Emirates Airline has been named ‘Airline of the Year’ at the 2018 Air Transport Awards. Emirates won the prestigious accolade based the evaluation from a...