Mega Maldives airlines will launch direct flights to Colombo from tomorrow. They will operate a Boeing 767, 300 seater flight on Thursday. Saturday and Monday.

Founded in 2009, Mega Maldives Airlines, a US-Maldives joint venture has now become the fourth largest international airline to the Maldives flying to Shanghai, Beijing and three other destinations, Jeddah, Narita and Kuala Lumpur.”

“Almost 10% of all of tourists now arrive to the Maldives on Mega. We see an increased demand from the Chinese market who want to touch both Sri Lanka and Male in their schedules and this is one reason for us to extend to Colombo,” an official from the General Sales Agent for Mega Maldives, Mack Air of John Keells Group said. The airline hopes to include New Delhi to their radar this year.

Mega Maldives Airlines currently operates a fleet of five (5) aircraft: four (4) wide bodied Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft and one Boeing 757-200ERW. (SS)

Source : http://dailynews.lk/2016/11/02/business/97758