Villa Air
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| Founded | 14 Mar 2011 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1 October 2011[1] | ||||||
| Operating bases | Velana International Airport | ||||||
| Hubs | Villa International Airport Maamigili | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 1 | ||||||
| Parent company | Villa Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Villa House, Malé, Maldives | ||||||
| Website | villaair | ||||||
Villa Air is a Maldivian airline. They fly to only one destination using four turboprop aircraft. [2][3] Their headquarters are in the Villa House in Malé.[4] The airline is a subsidiary of Villa Group, and began operations on 1 October 2011.[5] The company slogan is We fly you in style.
On 4 September 2020, the airline operated its first international charter flight from Velana International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport carrying 72 passengers on an ATR 72-600 aircraft.[6]
Destinations
[edit]Villa Air's destinations as of January 2025 include the following airports:[7]
| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Ref |
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 Maldives |
Malé | Velana International Airport | Base | |
| Maamigili | Villa International Airport Maamigili | Hub |
Fleet
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Retired fleet
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| Aircraft | fleet | introduced | Retired | Replacement aircraft | Remark |
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| ATR 42-500 | 3 | 2011 | 2023 | — | — |
| ATR 72-500 | 1 | 2015 | 2023 | — | — |
| ATR 72-600 | 2 | 2013 | 2015 | — | — |
| Cessna 208 Caravan Amphibian | 1 | 2014 | 2018 | De Havilland Canada Dash 6-300 | Amphibious Type |
Logo and livery
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Before Flyme rebranded to Villa Air, their livery had blue, light blue, green and white stripes on the tail and wing, and a line in the fuselage of the aircraft. In 2023, Flyme was rebranded to Villa Air. The new logo has the same colours from the previous livery but the tail and wing now has blue, and the tailplane now has a light blue diamond pattern and carved green. The fuselage now has blue, light blue, green and an additional grey The new livery also has the new Villa Air logo. Only one ATR 72-500, registered 8Q-VAV, currently has this new livery.
References
[edit]- ^ Cite error: The named reference
startwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Latheef, Abdul (18 March 2011). "Villa introduces new airline 'Fly me"". Miadhu. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ^ "Villa "Fly Me" Brand Goes Airborne". Haama Daily. 16 March 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ^ "Flyme - The Premier Domestic Airline of the Maldives, Maldivian Airline by Villa Air". flyme.mv. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ Jameel, Abdullah (1 October 2011). "Maamigili airport opens with 'Flyme' airlines entering into service". Haveeru Daily. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ Nadalet, Ivan (7 September 2020). "Maldives' Flyme debuts international passenger operations". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "Route map". Flyme. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 20.
External links
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- Flyme
- Villa Air[1]
- "Photo by: Eric Cesa (Date: 17.02.2011). Airline: flyMe (I-ADLQ / 8Q-VAQ). Type: ATR 42. Airport: Italy Verona (VRN)". Skyliner aviation news and more. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
Maldivian newcomer flyme is to start-up shortly with this former Air Dolomiti ATR 42.
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- ^ "Villa Air". Villa Air. 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2024-02-03.