Mega Maldives Airlines To Expand

Mega Maldives Airlines

Mega Maldives Airlines will be add three more aircraft to its fleet this year and is planning to increase its number of flights to Beijing and Shanghai.

Mega Maldives  is the international airline of the Republic of Maldives. It is an integrated service provider specializing in holiday travel to, from, and within Asia. Mrga Maldives Airlines provides international scheduled and charter operations from both Malé and Gan International airports in the Maldives.

Mega Maldives Airlines

The Mega Maldives airline commenced operations in January 2011 using a single Boeing 767-300ER plane with 252 seats. It took delivery in January 2012 of its second 767-300ER, which is configured with 24 business-class and 233 economy-class seats.

“We have the capacity to add two more aircraft this year, in addition to the two we already have,” Mega Maldives CEO George Weinmann.

Mega Maldives also serves Hong Kong, Seoul (Incheon) and Chongqing, operating six to eight flights to each destination every month.

George Weinmann.

“We are looking to fly to Japan, and in the long term to Australia,” said Weinmann.

China is the Maldives’ largest source market—contributing 198,000 visitors in 2011, a 67-per cent jump over the year before.

Weinmann said: “We think we are part of this growth in Chinese inbound traffic. The challenge is to make this a repeat market. We are already starting to see repeat customers. It’s a small percentage of the total, but it’s important to cultivate this segment.”