Maldivian to commence A330 direct operations to China in early 2020


Maldives
PUBLISHED September 01, 2019

The national airline of the Maldives, Maldivian has revealed plans to commence direct flights between the Maldives and China. The announcement was made at a ceremony held in Xiang, China.

The airline is proud to say that Maldivian currently operates to 10 international and 11 domestic destinations with Airbus 321, Airbus 320, 8 Dash8-300 series, 2 Dash8-200 series and 11 DHC-6 Twin Otter Aircraft.  Presently, Maldivian flies to six destinations in China with an A-321 airplane, through a transit route. With the newly acquired A330 aircraft, Maldivian will be carrying out new direct flights between Maldives and China.

The ceremony was joined by the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Honorable Aishath Nahula, Maldives Ambassador to China Honorable Aishath Azeema, Managing Director of Island Aviation Services Mr. Mohamed Rizvi, Deputy Managing Director Ms. Aishath Jennifer with over 700 tour operators and senior officials from the tourism bureau of Xiang.

Maldivian plays an important role in contributing to the economy and flourishing tourism across the country, by exploring and operating direct links to Northern and Sothern city of Maldives. According to Maldivian, they are exploring the best connectivity to commence direct flights from Gan to China, with the commencement of the New Airbus wide body aircrafts. Prior to his appointment, the Managing Director of IAS, Mr. Mohamed Rizvi played a major role in the China operations in Maldivian Holidays and he also expressed that their team is evaluating the market feasibility to explore the Europe market with major challenges. 

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