‘Maldivian’ flies to the rescue of stranded passengers

Male: ‘Maldivian’, owned by Island Aviation Services, has brought back Maldivian passengers stranded in Bangalore and Trivandrum due to a nation-wide strike by a section of Air India employees on Wednesday.
An official of the state-owned aviation company said on Thursday that the airline operated an additional flight Wednesday evening to fly the stranded passengers. He did not say how many people took the flight.
“We also decided to arrange another flight tonight [Thursday night]. But we called it off as the strike came to an end and the airline [Air India] resumed its flights,” the official said.
Haveeru was not able to get a comment from Air India, as the Country Manager to Maldives Jay Dheef was not available on phone. ‘The Hindu’ website reported Air India arranged accommodation for passengers travelling to Maldives.
27/05/10 Haveeru Online

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Categories: Foreign May 2010