Kuwait Airways begins direct flights to Maldives on October 31

Dhaka: Kuwait Airways, the flag carrier of Kuwait, announced to start direct flight services to the Maldives.

The airline will launch its flight services to the popular tourist hub in the Indian Ocean archipelago on October 31.

The airline will operate two weekly flights on the route with Airbus A320 initially.

Kuwait Airways is the latest in the Western Asian and Middle-Eastern airlines to launch services to the Maldives.

The increase of Middle-Eastern airline operations to the Maldives shows that tourist arrivals from the region are rising.

Ministry of Tourism reports an annual total of over 50,000 tourist arrivals to the Maldives from Middle-East so far in 2022.

The highest source market from the region is Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait.

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