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| Founded | January 2022[1] | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 15 November 2023[2] | ||||||
| Operating bases | Velana International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 5[3] | ||||||
| Parent company | Beond Holding Limited | ||||||
| Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates[4] | ||||||
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| Website | flybeond.com | ||||||
Beond is a Maldivian airline headquartered in Dubai and based at Velana International Airport near the capital of the Maldives, Malé.[6] It was founded by Max Nilov and Tero Taskila in November 2022. The airline is a joint venture formed by the Emirati investment firm Arabesque, and the Maldivian hospitality company SIMDI Group.[7][8]
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- ^ "About Us". BeOnd. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "05 Amazing Local Airlines to Travel in Maldives!". MVHOTELS.TRAVEL. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Beond, the world's first premium leisure airline, announces a distribution agreement with Euroairlines". Euroairlines. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Beond: The New Luxury Airline By SIMDI Group and ARABESQUE Will Operate Airbus A321Neo's". Aviators Maldives. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2024.