Maldivian (airline)

Maldivian (airline)

Maldivian is the airline division of Island Aviation Services based in Malé, in the Maldives. 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.

The Government under a Presidential decree incorporated Island Aviation Services Limited on 13 April 2000, as a limited liability Company which is 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 the domestic airports within Maldives.

The airline commenced its international flights on 26 January 2008 with scheduled flights to Trivandrum, India. A second international destination was added to the list with flights to Colombo, Sri Lanka commencing on 6 November 2008, but due to high competition the Male' - Colombo route was discontinued from 1 May 2010.

On 25 August 2008, the airline division of Island Aviation Services was rebranded as Maldivian as the airline.