Villa Air

Villa Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
VP VQI VILLA AIR
Founded14 March 2011;
15 years ago (2011-03-14)
Commenced operations
1 October 2011;
15 years ago (2011-10-01)
Operating bases
Velana International Airport
HubsVilla International Airport Maamigili
Subsidiaries
  • Flyme SeePlane
Fleet size4
Destinations3
Parent companyVilla Group
HeadquartersVilla House,
Malé, Maldives
Websitevillaair.aero

Villa Air is a Maldivian airline. It flies to only one destination, Maamigili, using four turboprop aircraft. Their headquarters are in the Villa House in Malé. The airline is a subsidiary of Villa Group, and began operations on 1 October 2011. The company slogan is We fly you in style.

Destinations

On 4 September 2020, the airline operated its first international charter flight from Velana International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport carrying 72 passengers on an ATR 72-600 aircraft.

Villa Air's destinations as of January 2025 include the following airports:

Domestic destinations
Country City Airport Notes Ref
MaldivesMaléVelana International AirportBase
MaamigiliVilla International Airport MaamigiliHub
DharavandhooDharavandhoo AirportResuming soon
Villa Air New Livery 2024
A Villa Air ATR 72-500 painted in the new 2024 livery registered as 8Q-VAV

Fleet

Current fleet

As of July 2026, Villa Air operates the following aircraft:

Villa Air current fleet
Aircraft In service Order Passengers Notes
Y Total
ATR 72-500 1 — 68 68 —
ATR 72-600 1 — 74 74 —
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 2 — —

Former fleet

As of August 2025, Villa Air operated 1 ATR 72-500 and 1 ATR 72-600.

Retired ATR 42-500 of Flyme
Villa Air retired fleet
Aircraft Fleet Introduced Retired Replacement aircraft Remark
ATR 42-500 3 2011 2023 — —
ATR 72-500 1 2015 2023 — —
ATR 72-600 2 2013 2015 — —
Cessna 208 Caravan Amphibian 1 2014 2018 De Havilland Canada Dash 6-300 Amphibious Type

Logo and livery

Previous Flyme (Villa Air Logo)
Previous Flyme logo before rebranding
Villa Air new logo after rebranding from "Flyme Villa Air"
The airline's new logo

Before Flyme rebranded to Villa Air, their livery had blue, light blue, green and white stripes on the tail and wing, and a line in the fuselage of the aircraft. In 2023, Flyme was rebranded to Villa Air. The new logo has the same colours from the previous livery but the tail and wing now has blue, and the tailplane now has a light blue diamond pattern and carved green. The fuselage now has blue, light blue, green and an additional grey. The new livery also has the new Villa Air logo. Only one ATR 72-500, registered 8Q-VAV, currently has this new livery.

References

  1. ↑ Latheef, Abdul (18 March 2011). "Villa introduces new airline 'Fly me"". Miadhu. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
  2. ↑ "Villa "Fly Me" Brand Goes Airborne". Haama Daily. 16 March 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
  3. ↑ "Flyme - The Premier Domestic Airline of the Maldives, Maldivian Airline by Villa Air". flyme.mv. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  4. ↑ Jameel, Abdullah (1 October 2011). "Maamigili airport opens with 'Flyme' airlines entering into service". Haveeru Daily. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  5. ↑ Nadalet, Ivan (7 September 2020). "Maldives' Flyme debuts international passenger operations". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  6. ↑ "Route map". Flyme. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2026 - Villa Air". Airliner World. October 2026. p. 19.
  8. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Villa Air". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 66.
  9. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 20.
  1. ↑ "Villa Air". Villa Air. 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2024-02-03.