New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Air India's new partnership with Maldivian, the national airline of the Maldives, gives travellers easy access to 16 lesser-known islands across the island nation, opening a wider route network for people flying between the two countries.

As per an Air India press release, the agreement allows visitors flying with Air India to connect through Male and continue their journey on Maldivian flights to places such as Hanimaadhoo, Kooddoo, Gan, Kaadedhdhoo, Kulhudhuffushi, Dharavandhoo, Maafaru and Kadhdoo, among others. The deal also helps Maldivian bring Air India passengers from Delhi and Mumbai, including those connecting through these hubs, onto its services from Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram to Male and Hanimaadhoo. ...