The notice given by Island Aviation gives MDP until the 18th of February 2024 to settle the MVR 5.6 million, and if the amount is not settled within this period the company is set to take the political party to court in order to resolve the matter.
The campaign months leading up to the Presidential election can be a lot of things, but one thing that is surely expensive. With the number of trips, gatherings and events that are hosted by different political parties, by the end of the campaign period, some of the political parties find themselves in quite a predicament when the expenditure bill of the election period comes out.
Recently, the Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) has found themselves in this situation, as the national carrier Maldivian is set to sue the political party if their bills are not settled. According to Maldivian, MDP has wrecked up a MVR 5.6 million bill on trips taken during the election period which has not been settled to this day, and the company managing the airline Island Aviation is taking the needed measures by giving notice to MDP to settle the bill or settle the matter in court.
The notice given by Island Aviation gives MDP until the 18th of February 2024 to settle the MVR 5.6 million, and if the amount is not settled within this period the company is set to take the political party to court in order to resolve the matter. This, however, is not the first time a political party in the Maldives finds themselves in a situation where they are unable to settle the major airline bills they have wrecked.
During a previous campaign year, the Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP) was also brought to court as the party failed to settle the money they owed to Island Aviation.
