New Domestic Airline Manta Air Set to Launch in October


Maldives
PUBLISHED June 06, 2018

A brand new domestic airline called "Manta Air" is set to launch in the Maldives in October, with both domestic flights and seaplane operations.


Manta Air is to be introduced under the newly formed Manta Aviation. The company is set to commence operations with a fleet of three ATR 72 airliners and four seaplanes which will reach Maldives s in September.


Permits have been applied to the government to start operating a new domestic airline in the Maldives as a foreign investment project.


A senior state official informed that documents had been submitted to the state to operate an airline in the Maldives, which is a project funded jointly by a Maldivian and a foreign investor. Permits will be granted to the respective parties very soon, 


"The process involves a lot of procedures. We have now requested for a feasibility report from the parties" Said the official.


Manta Air which will begin its initial operations to Dhaalu Atoll. Manta Air is a venture by Reollo Investments, which runs the recently opened Kandima Maldives resort and Dhaalu Airport.


Currently, only the state-run Island Aviation Services and local tycoon Qasim Ibrahim's Villa Air operate domestic flights across the Maldives. Seaplane services are operated by Island Aviation and Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA).

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