I flew a little-known, all-business-class airline that flies long-haul to the Maldives. See inside its narrowbody Airbus jets.

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 16:21

The black Beond plane on the ground in Male. — The Beond plane on the ground in Male before BI's flight to Milan.
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Beond, an all-business-class airline, launched in November 2023 with a 21-year-old Airbus A319 plane.
The Maldives-based airline flies to Europe and Asia and aims to expand routes with an Airbus A321.
Critics doubt the strategy, but Beond hopes it can poach business from bigger-name competitors.

Maldives-focused airline Beond is a largely unknown startup.

The "premium leisure" carrier launched in November 2023 with a single, 21-year-old, all-business-class Airbus A319-100 that flies from the Maldives to Europe and Asia.