Maldives Welcomes Record Number Of Private Jets

Maldives Airports Company Limited has recently announced that the arrival of private jets have increased by 8% in last December. This is in comparison with the same period of the previous year. Maldives is widely regarded as one of the world's most luxurious holiday destinations in the world. World Travel Awards recently crowned the Maldives with World's Leading Destination for the 5th consecutive year.


Workers in tourism industry regards the festive period as jet season. During this season parked jets are often seen at different locations of the airport, especially while crossing the bridge that connects the airport with capital Male' about 1.3 km away. A on the eastern side links the airport with Hulhumale', a popular residential island known for transit hotels by the beach.

Maldives is home to the world's largest seaplane operation. Currently there are 3 companies offering scenic flights and Trans Maldivian is the biggest of all. Seaplanes fly only in day time for safety reasons. If your chosen resort offers seaplane transfer to get to there you should ensure that your international flight arrives Maldives before 15:00. Otherwise, you could stay overnight in Hulhumale' and fly to resort the next day.

Guests arriving Maldives by private jet often charter luxury seaplanes for convenience and comfort. Priority Maldives VIP service offers limousine to receive guests, escort to lounge directly instead of the arrival terminal and exit quickly. Velana International Airport is a busy place with crowded tourists. But, the VIP guests who pay for premium service receives a completely different experience. They are not required to arrive before 15:00 to fly seaplane. They could easily make it with landing time before 16:30 hours. On case-by-case basis we have to ensure connectivity and there are varying factors. If clients are staying at remote islands such as Hideaway Beach Resort it would require international flight landing in Maldives earlier to allow time for seaplane flight to take place and get to the destination before 18:00 hours.


As of December 2024, there was no local company based in Maldives that owns private jets and offers charter of rental. All such jet operator are international companies and many are well connected to local travel agents. Priority Maldives is proud to stand out as one of the leading companies specialized in VIP handling, including airport services and resort holidays with customized itinerary. Our industry experience spanning for 20 years enable to us to tailor exclusive getaways only few can manage to deliver. In January 2025, Priority Maldives is the only well-known travel agent that offers hire of private chefs.

In December 2024, the Maldives welcomed 2 millionth tourist with a special ceremony. This is a remarkable milestone in the history. The island destination enjoys steady growth of the industry since recovering the economic blackout in 2020 due to Covid19. This year the government aims to receive 2.3 million tourists. The new airport terminal has been in construction for few years and it is likely that it would be become operational this year. The existing terminal often gets overcrowded during the day time when there is movement of major airlines such as Emirates, Qatar Airlines, Turkish Airlines. The only way to remote the bottleneck is to open the new terminal with added capacity to cater current demand and growing tourist arrival.