Direct flight to the Maldives. ITA Airways confirms route from Rome in winter period
Following the success of the 2022-23 winter season, ITA Airways has announced that Malè, the capital of the Maldives, will also next [...]

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Following the success of the winter 2022-23 season, ITA Airways announced that Malé, the capital of the Maldives, the next winter season will also be directly connected by the Italian carrier departing from Rome Fiumicino.
It is already possible to buy tickets for the direct flight Rome Fiumicino - Malè, the capital of the Maldives, which Will be operated from next December 16, 2023 until March 25, 2024, last return date.
During the 2023-24 winter season will be 2 the weekly frequencies that will connect the Fiumicino hub with Malé airport. Operations include departure from Rome Fiumicino at 10:10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and arrival at Velana - Malè International Airport at 11:25 a.m. the following day. Return from Malè is scheduled at 13:25 with landing in Rome Fiumicino at 19:45.
Time of arrival in the Maldives is very important e arriving in the morning is critical if you plan to stay in an atoll far from Malé and reachable only by seaplane connection or other domestic flight. Arriving in the afternoon often means being forced to stay one night in the capital and then leave the next morning, thus wasting a precious day in the Indian Ocean.
It is likely that, depending on sales trends, frequencies will be increased at least during the hot period of the Christmas vacations and, it is also not excluded, that the closing date of the route will not be extended by at least a week since Easter will fall on March 31.

ITA's a350 just landed in Malé.
If during the season just ended one of the problems in the appeal of this flight was the car used, the old A330s, except for a few rotations with the flagship A350. Next winter it is more than likely that the route will be operated With the new A330/900neo entering the fleet starting in the summer and will gradually replace the old former Alitalia aircraft.
At present, this confirmation is the only news about ITA's intercontinental network for winter 2024 along with the debut of the direct connection to Rio De Janeiro which will kick off with the start of the winter season.
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