AirAsia has resumed international flights from Malaysia to the Maldives after more than two long years of no direct air connectivity between the two countries.
Scheduled flights are currently in operation twice a week from Kuala Lumpur to Velana International Airport and the airlines is expected to increase the frequencies in tandem with the demand. AirAsia is the only flight offering direct flights between the two countries without any stopovers.
Highlights of today’s @airasia flight 🎥 ✈️ #VelanaAirport | #AirAsia | #VisitMaldives pic.twitter.com/GJhN2F74y7
— Velana Airport (@VelanaAirport) May 3, 2022
With the resumption of flights, AirAsia is encouraging all guests to migrate and upgrade to the all-in-one AirAsia Super App for a seamless and contactless journey. Effective 1 April 2022, AirAsia’s counter check-in service is strictly for exempted categories of guests only at all airports in Malaysia.
AirAsia continues to grow its international services in line with strong demand. AirAsia has also resumed flights from Kuala Lumpur to India, Singapore, Brunei, the Maldives, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia.