Debates have been raging on whether ticket prices have been significantly reduced.
The Elections Commission was asked to deduct from state funds allocated to PPM.
Activists have raised concerns about the need for an airport in Fainu as Raa atoll already has one.
A Maldives' NGO has warned that not enough is being done to minimise the damage caused by airport construction.
Former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim was transferred to house arrest last Thursday with the prisons authority citing repairs in his unit at the high-security Maafushi jail.
A Maldivian Seaplane aircraft, operated by state-owned Island Aviation Services, crashed while attempting to land at the airport lagoon on Thursday afternoon due to a sudden...
