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The premium luxury airline “Beond”, founded by SIMDI Group and United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Arabesque, officially launched.<\/p>\n

The airline’s maiden flight landed at Velana International Airport (VIA) on Monday, October 9. The flight’s arrival was marked with a water salute bestowed by Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL), VIA’s operator.<\/p>\n

Beond, the leisure luxury airline, operates a fleet of airplanes equipped with fully reconfigured 44-business class seats.<\/p>\n

Beond CEO, Tero Taskila said commercial flights of the airline scheduled for November 2023 will begin from Zurich, Munich, and Riyadh.<\/p>\n

The airline’s next batch of destinations include Milan, Bangkok following which Chinese routes including Beijing and Shanghai will be added.<\/p>\n

Fares for Beond’s Middle-East routes start at USD 2,000 while its European routes start 3,800 Euros.<\/p>\n

Beond CEO further said that special fares for Maldivians have not been set right now, but said a special promotion targeting the local market will begin after commencing commercial operations.<\/p>\n

SIMDI Group Managing Director Mishal Ibrahim Mohamed Didi said the airline has significantly increased the opportunities of employment especially for Maldivians. The airline aims to have Maldivians making up 50% of its workforce.<\/p>\n

The CEO of SIMDI Group Dr. Mariyam Shakeela assured employment opportunities for nearly 1,500 Maldivians.<\/p>\n

“We will observe an economic boost because of the airline. Opportunities will be enhanced for Maldivians, with an estimation of 1,500 jobs created for them,” she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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