Air Italy has decided to resume flight operations to Maldives for the winter season. Air Italy has published its flight schedules for the winter season, which includes Maldives as a destination.
The airline has previously scheduled three trips every week operating from its hub at Milan Malpensa Airport to Velana International Airport (VIA). The flights are scheduled for Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Italy is ranked fourth amongst the source markets for Maldives tourism, after China, Germany and the UK, and ahead of much more populated countries such as India, Russia and the US. The average stay for Italians, who were the first to spot the potential of tourism in the pristine atolls over four decades ago, in the Maldives is between 4 and 11 nights.
In 2018, 105,297 Italians visited Maldives which is an increase of 18.5%. That growth is set to continue this year as well, as arrivals from Italy increased by 27.4% in the first three months of the year to reach 52,848.
Many new markets operate to Maldives for the winter season such as Italy, Zambia and Mombasa.