Seaplane Jorney

Subsequent to landing, movement and customs conventions you will enter the appearance lobby where resorts and visit administrators have their own counters or delegates. On the off chance that you have booked a seaplane straightforwardly through the inn, show your voucher, or discover your visit administrator in the event that you booked a visit. 

Subsequent to checking your archives, the hotel air terminal delegate will point you the correct way, or they will by and by move to the TMA enlistment work area. In the wake of enrolling and emptying your baggage, you will be welcome to a minibus with cooling, which conveys travelers to the TMA terminal. Much of the time, resorts, inns and travel services orchestrate you to meet at the air terminal agent who will communicate in your local language. Numerous extravagance resorts in the Maldives work a selective seaplane terminal parlors for its visitors offering free rewards, tea, espresso, light bites and wifi. 

TMA works via seaplanes from its own Velana International Airport terminal.

The group will meet you at the TMA terminal and advise you about the time regarding your flight and door number. While you are hanging tight for your flight, you can arrange tidbits and beverages in the bistro (there are inside and on the patio), or investigate the TMA shop with elite traveler embellishments and trinkets to celebrate your energizing seaplane trip. 

TMA has three terminals at Velana International Airport:

• Terminal A will be an agreeable, current, three-story traveler sitting area with two lifts. It is furnished with offices for direct loading up a seaplanes, satellite TV, there is free Wi-Fi, cooling, a data load up continuously, and a comfortable open air porch. In this terminal there are bistros, eleven parlors of extravagance resorts, and two VIP lounges.
  
• Terminal B comprises of uncommon VIP lounges (nine are saved for inns, in addition to one regular VIP relax).
• Terminal C comprises of a huge terminal zone with direct admittance to the outside deck territory and open doors. It additionally has a Café for travelers in Terminal B and C and three devoted retreat lounges.
  

When the seaplane is prepared for loading up, travelers are approached to continue to the leave, where they given a security preparation and are accompanied to a Twin-Otter seaplane. Strolling along the docks encompassed by turquoise waters is another extraordinary second exceptional to the Maldives!

Lock in, unwind and respect the fabulous view! The flight time to the objective shifts from twenty to 45 minutes, contingent upon the distance. Going via seaplane is an energizing method to arrive at the hotel yet the experience is actually about the aeronautical perspectives on this one of a kind country. Prepare your cameras! Utilize an opportunity to make the best photographs of atolls, coral reefs and staggering grand perspectives on the Maldives, from an elevated view.

Why TMA 

Initially called Hummingbird Island Helicopters, Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA) is the most established and, from multiple points of view the most experienced air move administrator in the Maldives. TMA, the world's biggest seaplane administrator, invests wholeheartedly in its own seaplane terminal at Velana International Airport in Malé with 9 select Resort Lounges and an armada of cooled transports and stuff vehicles for between air terminal exchanges. 

Trans Maldivian Airways mirrors the soul of the Maldives, where the aircraft endeavors to give a protected, special and agreeable help, and where a huge piece of the island resorts can be arrived at simply via seaplane - the quickest and most advantageous exchange in the Maldives. 

TMA is an accomplice of the Maldives idea "one island - one lodging". The organization works intimately with the retreats to make your experience charming from meeting at the worldwide air terminal and finishing with arriving on the island.

How to Book Seaplane Transfer? 

The hotel holds the Seaplane move for the visitors. The visitor is charged at the hour of look at from the retreat. At the point when you make your vacation booking with your travel planner/visit administrator/or resort, kindly get some information about the method of move and solicitation for a TMA Seaplane move. TMA serves in excess of 70 retreats in Maldives. 

In all cases visitors should send appearance and takeoff flight subtleties straightforwardly to the property/visit administrator in any event 48-120 hours before the date of your appearance to the Maldives, so the retreat/visit administrator held an air taxi for you. Sanction flight (advantageous for huge gatherings) - likewise requires your solicitation for a gathering move to the hotel. TMA do offer this support to the retreats upon demand. 

On the off chance that you've just reserved your days off in the Maldives and haven't picked the seaplane alternative, it's not very late to adjust your perspective. When you show up at Malé you can get some information about the seaplane moves at the separate work areas of the Maldivian Air Taxi and Trans Maldivian Airways. The administrations are generally indistinguishable, with both flying DHC-6 Twin Otter seaplanes that take around 10 travelers.

How would I organize my return moves back to Male Airport? 

All hotel seaplane moves are roundtrip. Kindly guarantee that both appearance and takeoff flight subtleties are noted on your booking to guarantee that your inn orchestrates your exchanges in like manner.

Do the Seaplanes Fly Night Time? 

Seaplanes work from 6:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., 7 days out of every week. The uniqueness of flying in these conditions, arrival on and taking-off from water, allows the seaplane to fly just from dawn to nightfall. for example between around 06h00 and 18h00 (neighborhood Maldivian time). Notwithstanding, plans shift contingent upon the appearance and flight seasons of all visitors on that given day. You should show up into Male before 3:30 p.m. to get an equivalent day Seaplane move. Visitors showing up on a global flight that can't associate with the last seaplane of the day to their hotel (ordinarily withdrawing no later than around 16h00) may decide to expedite in close by Male' at their own expense and see what the neighborhood life resembles. 

Takeoff: TMA deals with all visitors who have their global flight plan flight time after 9 AM.

How would I get from Male Airport to my visit/delay lodging in Male city? 

In the event that the city inn you book does exclude air terminal exchanges, there is a ship situated at the dock right external the appearance corridor. The excursion costs USD 1.00 and requires around 15 minutes. Taxicabs are accessible once you show up yet most inns are inside strolling distance from the appearance point. Then again, if the inn gives moves, their agent will meet you at the air terminal.

On the off chance that My International Flight is Late will My Transfer Wait? 

Moves are endless supply of worldwide flights so moves are not missed, Trans Maldivian Airways work during light hours and visitors showing up during the day will be distributed an equivalent day move.

How Long Will I Have to Wait for My Transfer? 

Seaplane moves don't generally happen quickly; now and then you can stand by a few hours prior to getting onto the flight. Your lodging and Trans Maldivian Airways work intently together to guarantee that any holding up time at agreeable seaplane relax is kept as short as could be expected.

Are Refreshments Available on the Seaplane? 

Rewards are accessible in the terminal structure yet not served during the short flight.

Things Allowance 

Every traveler may convey 20kg of handled gear and 5kg of hand baggage. Any overabundance thereof is dependent upon the extra charges to be paid direct to the seaplane administrator. One hand baggage is allowed yet ought not surpass 20?x 12?x7? in size or 5 kg in weight. Make sure to keep your camera with you as on the seaplane hand gear is stowed to the back of the airplane, not under the seat or overhead. 

By and large, your baggage will go with you. Notwithstanding, there are not many situations when gear shows up on the following flight. In such cases, the aircraft will educate you even before takeoff and will permit you to take fundamental things from the left baggage. Be certain that your baggage will be conveyed to the objective by the following flight. 

The Carrier doesn't ensure to ship stuff on similar trip as the travelers and maintains whatever authority is needed to decline carriage of out-sized things just as limited articles and hazardous products.

Surf Boards? 

On the off chance that you might want to convey larger than average hardware for your riding occasion, TMA would require you to contract a trip since because of restrictions in the size of the lodge/gear compartment, they can't oblige on a timetable flight. 

Children

Transportation of youngsters younger than two is for nothing out of pocket, on their folks ' lap. Youngsters from 3 to 12 get a half rebate on the ticket. 

What would i be able to carry on my hand baggage? 

Ensure you convey crisis and fundamental things such Medicines , garments' for you to change no sooner you arrive at the hotel (in the event that the gear isn't conveyed alongside you) or even the sea shore apparel. 

The Fleet 

The De Havilland Twin Otter is a profoundly flexibility, adaptable airplane, and the high winger, unpressurized, twin-motor turbine fueled airplane is unmistakably fit to work in all conditions and environments. The adaptability of this airplane causes it to perform very well on wheels, skis or on buoys. The last mentioned, alongside the valuable Short Take-Off and Landing execution, makes it the ideal airplane for the 1190-island archipelago of the Maldives. 

With an armada of 48 de Havilland Twin Otters, Trans Maldivian Airways works the biggest seaplane activity on the planet.