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New Domestic Airport Opens in the Maldives’ Lhaviyani Atoll

Accessibility to resorts in the Maldives’ Lhaviyani Atoll has been significantly improved with the opening of Madivaru Airport this February.

Flights to and from Male’s Velana International Airport to Madivaru Airport will take just 25 minutes and operate throughout the night - until now Lhaviyani has been serviced only by seaplanes, where operation is limited to daylight as well as flying from a different terminal at Velana.

 The flight schedule will commence with three flights per day, scheduled according to arrivals and departures of international flights to ensure minimal wait times for travellers. 

 Madivaru Airport has been developed by Kuredu Holdings Pvt Ltd, and will be managed by the national airline Maldivian, following a management agreement signed by .Mohamed Moosa, chairman, Champa Brothers Maldives Pvt Ltd, and co-owner of Crown & Champa Resorts, one of the owners of luxury resorts Kudadoo Maldives Private Island and Hurawalhi Island Resort, as well as Kuredu, Komandoo and Innahura (Crown & Champa Resorts), all located a 10–25-minute speedboat ride away from Madivaru Airport. 

 The project includes land reclamation from Madivaru’s lagoon, construction of a 1200 m runway and a passenger terminal.