Qatar Airways has increased the frequency of flights from Doha to Maldives to four daily flights. Qatar Airways operates one of the youngest and most technologically-advanced fleets in the skies and currently utilizes Boeing 777-300ER for  2 frequencies with 42 business class seats and 312 economy class seats, and a Boeing 787 Dreamliner with 22 business class seats and 312 economy class seats.

Qatar Airways has also introduced a unique “Travel Bubble Holiday” package as the company’s latest innovation, which will hopefully take tourist arrival rates to peak. Qatar advises you to book your travel bubble holiday package before 24th December 2020, and you must take your holiday by 7th January 2021.

Qatar Airways was the first commercial flight to operate to Maldives since the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in 2020. The Government of Qatar has also added Maldives to its COVID-19 Green List as the Maldives has achieved the Safe Travels Stamp, awarded by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).

Maldives reopened its borders to international tourists on 15th July with the reopening of several resorts and liveaboards. Guesthouses also resumed operations on 15th October. There is no quarantine on arrival but all tourists are required to fill an online health declaration form within 24 hours prior to departure and submit a negative COVID-19 PCR test result, conducted maximum 96 hours prior to departure to Maldives.

Maldives has also introduced the first COVID-19 travel insurance in the country, Allied Inbound, which covers medical charges, isolation facility charges, emergency medical transportation charges and interment charges following a positive diagnosis for COVID-19 during their stay in the country.