Mega Maldives Airlines launches direct scheduled flight to Delhi from Male on 14 November 2016

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
                  / KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals

Mega Maldives Airlines has launched sales for its much anticipated non-stop flights between Delhi and Male. Its first scheduled flight between Male and Delhi commences on 14 November 2016 and will operate three times a week from Male to Delhi on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and from Delhi to Male on Fridays, Sundays and Tuesdays.

The detailed flight schedules are as follows:-

Flight LV304 departs from Male at 3.15 pm and arrives in Delhi at 7.25 pm on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Flight LV305 departs from Delhi at 10 am and arrives in Male at 1.50 pm on Fridays. It departs from Delhi at 8.50 am and arrives in Male at 12.35 pm on Tuesdays and Sundays.

The services will be operated by Mega Maldives Airlines' only Boeing B737-800 aircraft, fitted with the latest Boeing Sky Interior, which has 12 Business Class and 156 Economy Class seats.

As the first non-stop service between the two capital cities, Mega Maldives Airlines provides significant advantages to what is available in the market. At a journey time of just 3 hours 40 minutes (outbound) and 4 hours and 20 minutes (inbound), this is the fastest and only non-stop connection between the two cities, cutting journey times on other existing flight options by between 2-8 hours.

For leisure travellers, the above schedules are timed to allow their best use of hotel check-in times and sea-plane transfers in Male. Similarly, the flight that departs from Male at 3.15 pm allows tourists to enjoy their hotels in the morning before transferring to the airport conveniently right after check-out. The above schedule allows for a range of holiday packages including 2, 3 and 4 night packages popular with Indian tourists.

For business travellers, the schedule allows a convenient option of arriving into the Male on Sunday (the first working day in the Maldives) and departing either the next day, or an option to arrive on Tuesday for a two-night option before departing on Thursday (the last working day of the week in the Maldives).

The Maldives is consistently ranked among the world’s best tourist destinations. It is also increasingly popular with Indian tourists with over 52,000 guests arriving in 2015, and growing at almost 20 per cent annually in recent years.

On the occasion of this launch, Mega Maldives Airlines founder and CEO George Weinmann noted, "We are thrilled with the positive response both in India and in Maldives to our new India services. The resort and hospitality community of Maldives is clearly throwing open their doors to an excited and dynamic Indian market".