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THE CONCEPT Villa Air will be new, fresh and bold. An idea that provides affordable, efficient and reliable means of air travel in the Maldives. Villa Air will provide options without complications while adapting the best industry safety practices by using the latest technology. Villa Air will make it easy for you to fly by utilizing a broad range of distribution channels and resources. An environment friendly and people savvy airline like no other. Villa Air’s premium service will get you to your destination on time every time and you will have a good time all the way. So keep looking to the skies as Villa Air will take flight in 2010.
THE ROUTES Villa Air will fly shuttle services to Villa Airport Maamigili from Male’ International Airport providing a fast, comfortable, and a safe hop for clients staying at resorts in South Ari Atoll. Villa Air will also provide scheduled flights to regional airports in and near Maldives with yearly route expansions.
THE EQUIPMENT Villa Air will operate ATR 42 500 series of aircraft manufactured by an Alenia Aeronautica and EADS joint venture. The ATR 42 500 is the one of the latest evolutions of the successful ATR family, the industry leading turbo propeller aircraft with more than 700 aircraft in service around the world with an average dispatch reliability of 99.6%.
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Villa entered the aviation industry in 1997 by establishing Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA). TMA is the oldest and, in many ways, the most experienced Air transfer operator in the Maldives. It pioneered the use of aircraft to transport tourists to island based resorts. In doing so, it has made a significant contribution to the development of tourism to the Maldives, which in turn has resulted in major benefits to the national economy. Founded in 1989, the company operated a strictly helicopter fleet of aircraft until Villa acquired the company in 1997and introduced its first seaplanes. The transition to a 'seaplane-only' fleet of aircraft was completed in January of 1999.
