Mega Maldives Airlines has announced its non-stop flights to Male from New Delhi which will start from November 15, 2016. The brand new Boeing 737 Aircraft, has two seating configuration of 150 Economy and 12 Business class seats.
Flight number LV 305, New Delhi to Male will be operational on Tuesdays, Friday and Sunday, where as flight LV 304, Male to New Delhi will be operational on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Ahmed Mohamed, Ambassador of the Republic of Maldives to India said, “We are very excited to start a direct flight from New Delhi to Maldives. This is a very good step considering that a large number of Indians travel to Maldives every year for vacation.”
The flight has also introduced a special inaugural fare of Rs 23500, for the first two flights on 15th and 18th November.
Meanwhile, Air India, an Indian based airline has also started a direct flight AI 263 from New Delhi to Male via Thiruvananthapuram.
As connectivity to Maldives from India is getting better, it will be interesting to know that Italian cruise company Costa NeoClassica is launching a weekly cruise which has a capacity to accommodate 1,700 passengers, from Mumbai to Maldives on December 16, 2016. The cruise will operate until March 18, 2017.
