Maldives’ national carrier Maldivian’s eighth addition to its seaplane fleet arrived in the archipelago on Saturday.
The seaplane was acquired from Canada and took five days to reach the Maldives. The airline’s operator Island Aviation Services (IAS)’s head of administration Ali Nashaath stated that the aircraft will be in operation within this month.
He added that IAS plans to procure two more seaplanes within this year.
The newest addition to Maldivian’s seaplane fleet is an aircraft that was first used 17 years ago in 1999 by the then Maldivian Air Taxi (now Trans Maldivian Airways). The seaplane had been in use again in the Maldives in 2004 after a Canadian firm had acquired it.
Maldivian’s seaplanes mainly operate from Ibrahim Nasir International Airport to various resorts across the archipelago. Maldivian is one of two local companies that provide seaplane services in the Maldives.
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