From July 2020 until the end of February 2021

6350 Emiratis visit the Maldives within 8 months

Emirates Airlines will offer 28 flights a week to the Maldives, effective March 28.

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The latest data released by the Immigration Department in the Maldives showed that the UAE ranked among the most prominent markets exporting visitors to this tourist destination, during the "Covid-19" pandemic, since the Maldives re-received international tourists in July 2020. According to the data, "Emirates obtained" Today »On a copy, more than 6,350 Emiratis chose the Maldives to spend their eight-month tourist holidays, starting from July 2020 until the end of February 2021.

According to the data, December of last year recorded the highest rate of tourist flow to the Maldives, as the number of citizens who visited this destination reached 1525 Emiratis.

The data indicated a continuous increase in the number of visitors, starting from July 2020 until the end of last year, and the rates began to decline again during January and last February, which recorded 755 and 637 visits by citizens to the Maldives, respectively.

Many airlines operate direct flights between the UAE and the Maldives. Emirates Airlines recently announced the promotion of its services to the Maldives before the Spring and Easter holidays.

As of March 28, Emirates Airlines offers its customers 28 weekly flights to Male, the capital of the Maldives, while the airline currently operates 24 weekly flights to the Maldives using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

From March 28 until next April 18, the carrier will increase its services to 28 flights per week, providing customers with wider options to get from or via Dubai to the tourist destination in the Indian Ocean.

Conditions

"Emirates Airlines" stated that all travelers to the Maldives, except for citizens of that country, must present a negative result for the "Covid-19" test, provided that the examination was conducted within 96 hours before departure.

Passengers are also required to complete an online immigration and health self-disclosure form within 24 hours of arrival.

• Last December, the highest rate of tourist flow to the Maldives was recorded, with the visit of 1525 citizens.

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