Maldivian announces Direct Air Service to Colombo

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30 March, 2024

Maldivian is set to expand its network with the introduction of direct flights to Colombo, Sri Lanka, starting on April 25th, 2024. This new route offers travellers a convenient way to experience the cultural richness and history of Sri Lanka beyond the beaches of the Maldives.

Maldivian will operate flights to Colombo twice a week, departing on Thursdays and Saturdays. Introductory fares are available (terms and conditions apply), and all flights include a generous 30kg baggage allowance and a complimentary meal.

Maldivian provides a comfortable travel experience with multilingual staff fluent in Dhivehi, English, and other languages. Flights are timed for convenient weekend travel. In the future, the airline plans to offer seamless connections and through-fares between its Maldives domestic routes and Colombo.

For booking your flight to Colombo and learn more, please visit the Maldivian website.

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Maldives Airport

Maldives, the most dispersed country on the planet with 1,192 islands spread over roughly 90,000 square kilometres, already has 15 airports, including five international airports. Honeymoon islands with white sandy beaches and beautiful blue lagoons surrounded by turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean pleasing to the eye already on the airplane board before landing at one of the airports of the Maldives.

Over a million tourists from across the globe visit the Indian Ocean island nation every year to holiday in one of the 120 resorts and 300 plus guesthouses located in all corners of the country. The multi-billion dollar tourism industry, which is the country’s main economic activity, relies heavily on the domestic transport infrastructure, especially air travel.

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