Asia in. MLE in the middle. The world out.
Our network is built around one question: how does general cargo get from an Asian origin to a European, American or Middle Eastern destination through a single, well-run transit gateway.
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Hover or tap a gateway to see how it connects through MLE.
The carrier network we connect your cargo onto
51 airlines serve Velana International Airport, 31 of them with wide-body equipment that can take containerised cargo. That network is the reason MLE works as a transit point at all, and it is the first thing we check when a routing comes in.
Middle East & Gulf
10 carriers- G9Air Arabia
- EKEmirates
- EYEtihad Airways
- FZflydubai
- XYflynas
- GFGulf Air
- KUKuwait Airways
- WYOman Air
- QRQatar Airways
- SVSaudia
Europe & Central Asia
20 carriers- SUAeroflot
- KCAir Astana
- AFAir France
- OSAustrian Airlines
- J2Azerbaijan Airlines
- ZFAzur Air
- BABritish Airways
- C6Centrum Air
- DECondor
- WKEdelweiss Air
- E4Enter Air
- EWEurowings Discover
- H4HiSky
- AZITA Airways
- LOLOT Polish Airlines
- NONeos
- N4Nordwind Airlines
- TKTurkish Airlines
- HYUzbekistan Airways
- VSVirgin Atlantic
Greater China
8 carriers- JDBeijing Capital Airlines
- MUChina Eastern Airlines
- CZChina Southern Airlines
- OQChongqing Airlines
- HBGreater Bay Airlines
- HXHong Kong Airlines
- 3USichuan Airlines
- MFXiamen Air
Asia & Indian Ocean
13 carriers- AIAir India
- HMAir Seychelles
- PGBangkok Airways
- ODBatik Air Malaysia
- B4BeOnd
- 8DFitsAir
- 6EIndiGo
- MHMalaysia Airlines
- Q2Maldivian
- SQSingapore Airlines
- ULSriLankan Airlines
- FDThai AirAsia
- BSUS-Bangla Airlines
Carrier list from the MACL airline directory for Velana International Airport. Listing an airline here describes the services available at MLE that we coordinate cargo onto. It does not imply a commercial agency or partnership agreement with that carrier.
What is actually flying out of Velana each week
Transshipment only works if there is space on the other side. Filter by aircraft type and by season to see which carriers put real belly capacity into the market, and which only appear for the northern winter.
Why the aircraft type decides everything
A wide-body takes LD3 containers and pallets below the cabin floor, so a transit unit can stay built from arrival through to departure. A narrow-body is bulk-loaded by hand, which caps carton size and adds a rebuild at every connection.
Indicative weekly picture
- Carriers in this view
- 49
- Departures per week
- 266
- Theoretical belly capacity
- 1794–2656 t
- per week, before passenger baggage is taken out
Read this as a ceiling, not an offer. Belly space is sold after passenger baggage, and weight-and-balance limits on a leisure route bite hard. What is genuinely sellable on any given day is a fraction of the figure above. We confirm real space per shipment before cargo leaves origin.
Carriers by indicative weekly belly capacity
Select a carrier for onward network detail
Carrier list from the MACL airline directory for Velana International Airport. Equipment, frequency and capacity shown are indicative planning figures for a representative week and change with the season and with airline equipment swaps.
Connecting Asia through MLE
Our primary focus markets and the cargo gateways we work from. Specific airport connectivity is confirmed per shipment, on the routing and capacity available at the time.
China
Major cargo gateways including
- Shanghai
- Guangzhou
- Shenzhen
- Xiamen
- Beijing
- Chengdu
- Zhengzhou
- Hong Kong
Bangladesh
Dhaka and other applicable cargo gateways
- Dhaka
Sri Lanka
Colombo and other applicable cargo gateways
- Colombo
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and other applicable cargo gateways
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Hanoi
Cambodia
Phnom Penh and other applicable cargo gateways
- Phnom Penh
India
Major cargo gateways including
- Mumbai
- Delhi
- Chennai
- Bengaluru
- Hyderabad
- Ahmedabad
- Kolkata
Specific airport connectivity is displayed only where operationally confirmed.
How cargo connects through MLE
Indicative transit routings for general cargo. Actual routing, carrier and transit time are confirmed against live capacity and airline requirements when we quote.
| Origin | Destination | Routing | Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | USA | Air → MLE → Air | Air-to-Air transit |
| China | Europe | Sea → MLE → Air | Sea-to-Air transit |
| Vietnam | Europe | Air → MLE → Air | Air-to-Air transit |
| Cambodia | Europe | Air → MLE → Air | Air-to-Air transit |
| Bangladesh | Europe | Air → MLE → Air | Air-to-Air transit |
| India | USA | Air → MLE → Air | Air-to-Air transit |
| Sri Lanka | USA / Europe | Air → MLE → Air | Air-to-Air transit |
| Asia | Middle East | Air / Sea → MLE → Air | Transit coordination |
Sea-to-air routings are subject to routing, capacity, airline and applicable operational requirements.
Europe
Onward air connections to the main European cargo gateways.
USA
North American destinations served through onward international air services.
Middle East
Gulf and wider Middle East markets reached directly from MLE.
Other international markets
Additional destinations subject to routing, capacity and airline requirements.
Origins, destinations and the gateway between them
We choose partners on how well they hand over, not on how cheap their quote looks in isolation. Every agent below works to our documentation and update standard.
Origin markets: East & South-East Asia
Our core origin base. General cargo from the major Chinese, Vietnamese and Cambodian gateways moving through MLE by air, or by sea into Malé for onward air connection.
- China
- Hong Kong
- Vietnam
- Cambodia
Origin markets: Indian Subcontinent
The shortest lanes into MLE. Dhaka, Colombo and the major Indian gateways connect quickly into the Maldives for onward international uplift.
- India
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
Destinations: Europe
Onward air connections from MLE to the main European cargo gateways, subject to routing, capacity and airline requirements.
- United Kingdom
- Netherlands
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Türkiye
Destinations: North America
US East Coast, Midwest and West Coast destinations reached through onward international air services out of MLE.
- United States
- Canada
Destinations: Middle East
Gulf and wider Middle East markets, both as final destinations and as onward distribution points.
- UAE
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Oman
- Kuwait
- Bahrain
Maldives inbound
Our second focus: inbound FCL and LCL cargo into Malé from the same origin base, cleared through Maldives Customs and delivered across all 20 atolls.
- Maldives
Regular FCL and LCL lanes into Malé
Our second focus. Port to port, before customs clearance and local delivery. We confirm exact timings against the live schedule when we quote.
| Origin | Mode | Transit to Malé | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | Sea LCL / FCL | 3 to 6 days | Weekly |
| Dubai / Jebel Ali | Sea FCL & Air | 10 to 14 days | Weekly |
| Singapore | Sea LCL / FCL | 12 to 16 days | Weekly |
| South China | Sea FCL & Consol | 18 to 24 days | Weekly |
| Nhava Sheva | Sea FCL | 8 to 12 days | Fortnightly |
| Port Klang | Sea LCL / FCL | 14 to 18 days | Weekly |
Transit times are indicative and vary with carrier schedule, transhipment and season.
Domestic distribution
From harbour gate to island jetty
The leg most forwarders leave to somebody else
For cargo that stays in the Maldives rather than transiting, clearing in Malé is not delivery. We plan the domestic leg at quotation stage, including which vessel, which jetty and what happens if the tide is wrong.
Malé & Hulhumalé
Same-day delivery from the commercial harbour and the Velana cargo terminal.
Hulhulé & airport area
Direct collection at the cargo terminal, seaplane transfers and airline handovers.
North & South Malé Atoll
Daily landing craft and dhoni movements to islands within easy reach of the capital.
Ari, Baa & Raa Atolls
Scheduled vessel space for resort provisions, FF&E and refurbishment materials.
Laamu, Gaafu & Addu
Southern atoll deliveries combining domestic air, scheduled cargo vessels and charter.
Remote island projects
Chartered barges and landing craft for construction and utility programmes with no jetty crane.
Routing from an origin not listed here?
Our coverage reaches further than the lanes we publish. Send the origin, the destination and the commodity, and we will confirm whether the connection works.