This means that in cases where an individual requires urgent medical transportation, the airline will allocate resources, such as aircraft and crew, to facilitate these critical evacuations.
Airlines Inform
In a significant policy shift aimed at enhancing public health and safety, Maldivian Airlines has announced that medical evacuations (medevacs) during emergencies will now take precedence over its scheduled commercial flights. This means that in cases where an individual requires urgent medical transportation, the airline will allocate resources, such as aircraft and crew, to facilitate these critical evacuations. Additionally, this also means that patients will no longer have to wait for seats or flight availability during emergency citations, marking a step-forward in the Maldives health sector. This policy highlights the airline's commitment to public health and safety, ensuring that those in dire need of medical attention receive timely transport.
According to the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Mohamed Ameen, the same procedural guidelines that have been used by the national carrier for the past ten years have resulted in some difficulties in medical emergency situations such as long durations being taken for the arrangement of medical transfers. In addition to this, patients also had to wait for a declaration from the hospital in addition to Aasandha insurance approval prior to being able to fly during such instances. With the updated changes, patients will receive a more prompt response from the airline.
Patient transfers will be given priority over scheduled flights. This will happen immediately from today onwards. So there will no longer be these delays. This change has been initiated directly by the President himself to better serve the citizens. From March 1, there will be health professionals, airlines and crew ready to respond to emergencies around the clock.
