Aviation & transfers
Velana opens Terminal 2 to international check-in for the winter season
Ten airlines moved their check-in to the terminal from 25 October, so both of the airport's passenger terminals now serve international travellers.
Aviation & transfers · 2026-11-11 · Drafted with AI assistance and edited by the newsroom
Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) opened Terminal 2 at Velana International Airport to international check-in from 25 October 2026. Ten airlines have moved their check-in there for the winter season, which MACL says gives passengers more space, more check-in counters and a smoother start to their journey.
The change puts both of Velana's passenger terminals into service for international travellers during the busiest months of the tourism year. It is part of MACL's peak-season preparations: on 27 October the company said its operational teams had joined the Airline Operations Committee, with chief executive and managing director Ibrahim Shareef Mohamed, to work with airline partners on operational challenges, and had met government stakeholders to discuss readiness.
S7 Airlines, which began flying from Novosibirsk on 30 October, is among the carriers checking in at Terminal 2.