Record number of private jets for Easter holidays
The Velana International Airport hosted a record number of private jets on Sunday as tourist arrivals boomed at the start of Easter holidays.
03 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
The Velana International Airport hosted a record number of private jets on Sunday at the start of Easter holidays.
Some 29 private jets were parked at VIA on April 1, according to the Maldives Airports Company Ltd. The state-owned company previously said more than 140 private jets arrived during the busy Christmas-New Year period.
The annual Easter holiday also sees a bump in tourist arrivals from Europe.
Private jets were previously rerouted to neighbouring countries and domestic airports due to lack of space at VIA. But the recent development of the apron on the airport’s northern end has made room for about 30 jets at a time.
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