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Kerala and its robust nationalist wellness strategy person a large involvement successful the occurrence of Maldivian, the nationalist hose of the Maldives, which is celebrating 18 years of operations to India, importantly to Kerala.
The hose began its travel with a 50-seat craft successful 2008, which aboriginal transitioned into the Airbus A320 craft bid successful precocious 2012. Now, it has a fleet of 26 aircraft, including an Airbus A330-200, an Airbus A320, 5 ATR aircraft, 8 Dash 8 aircraft, and 11 DHC-6 Twin Otters.
Speaking to The Hindu connected the sidelines of an enactment organised arsenic portion of its 18 years of operations, Ibrahim Iyas, Managing Director of Maldivian, said that during the archetypal years of operations, the hose chose Thiruvananthapuram arsenic its main constituent successful South India, arsenic traditionally determination has been a beardown enslaved betwixt the Maldives and South India. Further, the Maldivian authorities provides cosmopolitan sum of wellness services for each its citizens. The speciality of the wellness security screen is that it is not lone constricted to Maldivian wellness centres but besides disposable astatine hospitals successful India, particularly successful South India.
Operational growth
Hospitals successful Kerala are highly fashionable successful the Maldives, particularly among those who travel for semipermanent treatments similar those for cancer. For them, the astir sought-after destination is either Thiruvananthapuram oregon Kochi. This is evident from the operational maturation of the airline. The airline, which has been steadily expanding its operational strength, has precocious accrued its play frequence to 5 flights to Thiruvananthapuram, chiefly connected an A320. During the highest season, the hose is besides operating its Airbus A330 craft arsenic it has emerged arsenic a palmy route, said Mohamed Saffah, General Manager Commercial.
Based connected this success, the hose has started a caller way to Kochi, providing 5 play flights. It is besides operating 2 play Hanimaadhoo–Thiruvananthapuram services. Mr. Iyas said that the hose is connected a ngo mode to grow its beingness successful India, and its contiguous program is to adhd 2 much cities to its operational map.
“Medical tourism successful Kerala, on with a sizeable fig of Indian nationals moving successful sectors specified arsenic the operation and tourism industries, and doctors and teachers, has contributed to the airline’s maturation and success,” said Ahmed Shafeeu, Chairman, Island Aviation Services Limited Board and Minister of State for Higher Education.
Flight frequency:
Malé–Thiruvananthapuram: 5 times play (Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat) Malé–Kochi: 5 times play (Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat) Hanimaadhoo–Thiruvananthapuram: 2 times play (Mon, Fri) Operations Timeline: 2008: Malé–Thiruvananthapuram formation launched 2012: Expansion to Chennai and Mumbai 2013: Hanimaadhoo–Thiruvananthapuram connectivity introduced 2023: Malé–Bangalore added 2019: Malé–Kochi launched Passenger arrivals from India: 2025: 189,929 2024: 130,805
