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MEGA Maldives Airlines recently held its anticipated ‘India Launch Party’ in Shangri-La, New Delhi. The event saw attendance from over 350 Delhi-based travel agents, tour operators and also members of the travel and lifestyle media.
MEGA also hosted a number of special guests at the event which included Zoravar Kalra, the celebrity Indian restaurateur and Masterchef Judge and Ashima Leena, the fashion designer. Also attending the event were His Excellency Ahmed Mohamed, Ambassador of the Maldives to India and Abdulla Rasheed, Director of Air Transport at the Maldives Civil Aviation Authority.
A number of co-sponsors had partnered with MEGA Maldives Airlines in hosting the event that included Jumeirah Vittaveli, Shangri-La, Crown and Champ Resorts, Voyagers Maldives, Trans Maldivian Airways, Bird Travels, Group Concorde, Kandima Maldives, LUX South Ari Atoll Maldives, Soneva, Maldives Getaway and W Maldives.
The event was a huge success for MEGA Maldives Airlines, as it was warmly embraced by the travel and trade industry in India. This is the first time that an airline has operated non-stop flights between Delhi and Male, paving the way for increasing tourist arrivals from India in addition to establishing Maldives as a premier destination getaway.
Speaking at the event George Weinmann, CEO of MEGA Maldives Airlines stated that the airline had acknowledged the enormous potential of the Indian market and had understood why it was important to have non-stop connections between Maldives and cities in India. Hence, MEGA had decided to start operations not only to Delhi but also to Mumbai as well.
While the first Delhi non-stop service had already commenced on November 17, the non-stop services to Mumbai is due to begin before the end of the year.
Sourse: travelnewsdigest.in
