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ITA and Virgin Atlantic add Maldives routes; Middle East carriers still heavily dominate Europe-Male

Europe to the Indian Ocean tourist destination of the Maldives is a large and growing market. It saw an estimated 1.2 million passengers between January and September 2019. Despite the pandemic, or because of it, traffic increased by around 12% versus the same nine months in 2019. Especially good growth was seen from Russia (+106%), […]

November 30, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, Top Story

New Route of the Day (4 October 2022): Wizz Air Abu Dhabi between Abu Dhabi and Malé

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi (IATA code 5W) has recently operated its first service to the Maldives when it began 4-weekly flights from Abu Dhabi to Malé. The inaugural flight on the 3,020-kilometre route took place on Tuesday 4 October using one of the airline’s five A321s. The other three flights each week depart the UAE […]

October 10, 2022 | Latest Route News +

New Route of the Day – Europe (2 July 2021): Iberia between Madrid and The Maldives

Iberia selected Friday 2 July as the launch day for its new long-haul service from Madrid to Malé in the Maldives. The 8,620-kilometre route will be served 3-weekly, with flights departing the Spanish capital on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The inaugural service (flight IB 6791 operated by the airline’s Airbus A330-300 registration EC-LYF) departed Madrid […]

July 6, 2021 | Latest Route News +