Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation has said that there are no direct flights set to take place between Israel and Maldives.

A statement issued by the Ministry today said that no discussions have been held to hold flights between the two countries and no airlines have been authorised for direct flights between the two destinations.

The Transport Ministry said that they do not have the thinking to start flights nor there have been discussions on it. And the reports that say that such an agreement is in place are baseless and false.

Meanwhile, some foreign media outlets have reported that flights are set to start between Israel and the Maldives and tickets for these flights are being sold as well.