Maldivian (airline)

Maldivian
IATA ICAO Callsign
Q2 DQA SKYSURFER
Founded 2000
Hubs Ibrahim Nasir International Airport
Airport lounge Moonimaa Lounge
Kashima Lounge
Alliance –
Fleet size 16
Destinations 22
Company slogan Flying Made Simple
Parent company Island Aviation Services
Headquarters Malé
Key people Ahmed Shafeeu (Chairman)
Abdul Haris (Managing Director)
Website www.maldivian.aero

Maldivian is the airline division of Island Aviation Services based in Malé, in the Maldives.[1] It is the national airline of the Maldives. It operates international flights in addition to inter-island services. Its main base is Ibrahim Nasir International Airport.

On 13 April 2000, the Government under a Presidential decree incorporated Island Aviation Services Limited as a limited liability Company, one hundred percent owned by the Government of Maldives. The airline began operations with three aircraft; a Bombardier Dash 8 Q200; and a Dornier 228, and served only domestic airports within the Maldives. The airline commenced its international flights on 26 January 2008 with scheduled flights to Thiruvananthapuram, India. On 25 August 2008, the airline division of Island Aviation Services was rebranded as Maldivian.[2]

Destinations

Maldivian flies to the following destinations on scheduled domestic and international service:[3]

Maldivian Bombardier Dash Q8-300
Bangladesh
China
India
Maldives
Thailand

Fleet

The Maldivian fleet includes the following aircraft as of March 2015:[5]

Maldivian Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers
C Y Total
Airbus A320-200 1 — 14 138 152
Airbus A321-200 1 1 6 194 200
Bombardier Dash 8 Q200 2 — 0 37 37
Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 6 1 0 50 50
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 6 2 0 15 15
Total 16 4
Maldivian Airlines' first Airbus A320 arrives at Ibrahim Nasir Airport on 24 October 2012

The A320 aircraft has two classes. 14 seats in business class and 148 seats in economy class. The aircraft began operations on 15 November 2012. Maldivian opened seaplane operations on 16 June 2014 and its first domestic flight was on 6 July. The seaplane operations are based at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport. Their Twin Otters are registered 8Q-IAL, 8Q-IAJ, 8Q-IAH, 8Q IAF, 8Q-IAG and 8Q-IAE.[6][7][8]

Livery

The first livery used by the airline (as Island Aviation) featured a wave pattern along the bottom of the fuselage along with 2 dolphins and 2 tuna fish. The logo was placed in the center of the tail. Along with the re-branding of Maldivian, a new livery was introduced. The new livery saw the removal of the wave pattern to a plain white fuselage, and the addition of a blue wave, with two dolphins jumping out of the water on the tail of the aircraft.

Other services

As of Nov 2010, Island Aviation Services provide the following services at all public airports of the Maldives.[9]

Lounges

Island Aviation Services operates 4 lounges in Maldives, Moonimaa lounge at Malé airport and Kashimaa lounges at Hanimaadhoo, Kaadehdhoo and Dharavandhoo airports.[10] [11]

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