Travelling to the Maldives from Paris will soon be a luxury?

It's a niche airline positioned in the luxury segment: beOnd, a carrier based in the Maldives, wants to open scheduled flights to Paris by 2026...
BeOnd in Paris
The Maldives airline beOnd should soon be landing in 0 Paris (Photo: beOnd)

BeOnd began operations in November 2023. The airline is marginal in its operations. The carrier has its administrative headquarters in Dubai, but its aircraft take off and land in Malé, in the United States. Maldives. the company is increasingly emerging as the 'national' top-of-the-range airline of the small archipelago between the Arabian Sea and Laquédive in the south of Europe.India. It currently serves five destinations: Dubai-Al Maktoum, Riyadh, Milan, Munich and Zurich. BeOnd aims a top-of-the-range aviation markets tourism policy. Maldives.

The airline has a fleet of Airbus A319s and, more recently, Airbus A321. The A319 has a capacity of 44 reclining seats while the A321 offers 68. On flights to Munich and Zurichthe carrier makes a stopover in Dubai.

BeOnd offers a service comparable to that of a private jetoffering VIP lounges in the airports it serves, private and on-board transfers, lie-flat seats, an i-Pad for leisure programmes and a top-quality catering service.

Paris in 2025?

And it works! The company is attracting European passengers prepared to pay an average of €3,000 for an exceptional service. In 2024, the company recorded more than 13,000 bookings. Building on this success, beOnd is now announcing its ambitions. With a fleet of four aircraft, offer new air routes with several cities in the pipeline by 2026.

As a priority, the airline plans to launch flights to Bangkok, Seoul and Bombay in Asia. The Bangkok route was originally scheduled for 2024.

In Europe, Paris and Vienna are in the firing line with flights likely to be launched by the end of the year. The airline is also considering routes to Düsseldorf, Rome and Warsaw. Finally, in the Middle East, Kuwait and Bahrain should rapidly be integrated into the carrier's network. Eventually, beOnd's network will include 23 destinations, making it the leading carrier in the Maldives.

All flights will be operated by A320 family aircraft. " Our vision is to make the Maldives more accessible to high-end travellers from all over the world. while offering an experience that reflects true luxury - personal, thoughtful and inspiringsaid Tero Taskila, CEO of beOnd. The Maldives is well placed to meet this demand, especially with the connectivity that beOnd brings to the market.. "

Male-Velena International Airport
The new terminal at Male-Velena International Airport (Photo: VIA)

With good news for beOnd passengers. They will finally enjoy a level of comfort in line with the company's ambitions at Male-Velana international airport. After several delays, a new terminal will finally open its doors in october at the latest. With space for 7 million passengers. Last year, Male Velana International welcomed some 3 million passengers.