At a ceremony held at Meeruma Conference Facility in Male, the Vice President handed over letters of offer to the new apprentices in the programme organized by Manta Air. Vice President Faisal Naseem on Tuesday inaugurated the first batch of the Manta Wings apprenticeship programme for 2021–2022. Speaking at the event, Vice President Faisal Naseem highlighted the many achievements of Manta Air over the years.

Touching on the growth of the global airline industry, the Vice President spoke on the importance of human resources development in the field to cater to the growing demand.

The programme targets the individuals between the ages of 18 and 25, which is designed to cater to the human resource development needs of the aviation sector.

Manta Air utilizes three brand new ATR 72-600 aircraft to operate domestic flights to Dhaalu Airport, located on the island of Kudahuvadhoo in Dhaalu atoll, and Dharavandhoo Airport, located on the island of Dharavandhoo in Baa atoll, from the Maldives’ main Velana International Airport.