Flydubai connects Maldives
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Flydubai has announced that it will commence flights to Malé, in the Republic of Maldives (the Maldives).
The new flights will commence on 19 January 2013, with a five times a week service.
Flydubai’s CEO, Ghaith Al Ghaith said: “We are making this island even more accessible to travellers across our network. We anticipate a strong demand for flights from the GCC, in particular Kuwait, as well as markets such as Russia, CIS and Central and Eastern Europe.”
The country has proved particularly popular amongst travellers from Russia, CIS and GCC, with figures revealing a 15.7% increase in tourist arrivals in the first quarter of this year compared to January to March 2011.
The report also highlighted a 77.8% increase in passengers from the Middle East over the same period with the growth linked to the opening of a number of Middle East-based hotel chains, such as Jumeirah Group’s Vittaveli Maldives which opened in December 2011.