Thomson Airways to commence flights on Dreamliner to Maldives

Thomson Airways has decided to commence the flights on Boeing’s Dreamliner 787 aircraft to the Maldives.

World’s largest charter airline, Thomson Airways, which carries tourists to Maldives from Europe, will operate the first flight on Dreamliner on Monday at 9:45 a.m.

Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) has planned a special ceremony to mark the commencement of Dreamliner to Maldives.

Managing Director of MACL Bandhu Ibrahim Saleem said that Thomson will operate flights on Dreamliner aircraft until the end of this year’s tourist season, and that this is likely to increase tourist arrivals.

He said that it would not be a problem to land Dreamliner aircraft at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (INIA).

“We can accommodate larger aircraft, Boeing 777 for example. This aircraft is different from all other aircraft,” he said.

Dreamliner was introduced two years ago, and currently is the most fuel-efficient aircraft in the world. It has 244 seats in economy class and 47 in premium class. It is also capable of flying 8,000 nautical miles non-stop.

Thomson Airways commenced operation of Dreamliner flights in May 2013, and currently conduct flights on these aircraft to Florida and Mexico. Thomson Airways is also the first UK airline to use Dreamliner aircraft.