Maldivian Airlines' first wide-body aircraft, Airbus A330, will be flying on its inaugural flight on January 22 to Chengdu, China.
Maldivian Airlines' first wide-body aircraft, Airbus A330, will be flying on its inaugural flight on January 22 to Chengdu, China.
Island Aviation's Managing Director Ibrahim Iyas said that ticket sales for scheduled flights will commence soon.
The flight will also be flying to Shanghai and Beijing. Maldivian has previously said that the destinations have been decided upon based on from which cities most tourists fly to the Maldives.
The A330 was brought to Maldives on Monday. It has the capacity to carry 260 passengers, and offers business, premium economy and economy class seats. It also has a cargo capacity of 10 tonnes.
With the acquisition of this flight, Maldivian's fleet has now increased to 25 planes. Currently, Maldivian flies to 29 destinations. In 2024, Maldivian operated 50,000 flights, carrying 1 million passengers.
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