The government has been aiming for 1.5 million annual tourist arrivals for several years.
Pilots have been suspended after landing on the non-operational runway.
The Velana International Airport hosted a record number of private jets on Sunday as tourist arrivals boomed at the start of Easter holidays.
President Abdulla Yameen launched Monday morning a US$400 million project awarded to China's Beijing Urban Construction Group to build a new runway at the Velana International...
Velana is a reference to former President Ibrahim Nasir, the president's office explained, who oversaw the development of the Maldives' first international airport as prime minister...
