MACL initiates assessment of domestic airports amid RACL merger

The Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) announced on Sunday that it has begun assessing the condition of domestic airports that it took over from the Regional Airports Company Limited (RACL) last August.

The government had announced the decision to merge RACL with MACL, the company which was previously in charge of running only the national airport, Velana International Airport (VIA), last year. The merger is part of a reform agenda for state-owned enterprises.

MACL took over the management of nine domestic airports from RACL back in August.

In a statement on Sunday morning, MACL said that officials from the company’s executive committee and technical team have initiated inspections of the nine domestic airports, during which they will assess the current condition of the airports and identify areas for improvement.

MACL said that officials visited the Fuvahmulah Airport last week, during which they assess the condition of the airport and met with the staff.

MACL’s takeover of domestic airports comes amid complaints over the poor quality of services in some of the airports in the Maldives.

In addition to managing airports, the MACL also recently took on a government projects that falls outside its mandate; the development of fitness centers in multiple islands.