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Maldives opens new terminal at Velana International Airport

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September 2025- Business Traveller India

New airport terminal in the Maldives

- WORDS MARIA VERGHESE

THE MALDIVES HAS INAUGURATED a $585 million passenger terminal at Velana International Airport (MLE), expanding annual capacity to 7.5 million passengers, more than triple its previous limit. Opened on July 26, 2025, the facility marks the nation's largest-ever building project with modern architecture and

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