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Maldives



Christmas Island (YPXM)
2002
Airport manager Don Bridges Ph: +61 8 9164 8498 Fax: + 61 8 9164 8485
Charges AU$300 per day plus parking AU$40
Customs: +61 (0) 8 9164 7228, Fax: +61 (0) 8 9164 8440, Trevor Jason. He said I should have also cleared Customs at Broome
Clearance: Prior notice is all that is required for Australians.
Fuel: Must be shipped from Perth by Zentner Shipping (Stuart Clarke) Phone: +61 (0) 8 9337 5911 Email: stuartclarke@iinet.net.au
Arrange through Air BP: Lucy Ingram +61 (0) 8 94789822. Email:IngramL@az1.bp.com
Cost to transport is $60 per drum plus one of fee AUD$200 I.e. two drums cost AUD$320 (plus 200 litre fuel costs). Local Contact: AirBP John Kerr +61 (0) 8 9164 8353 (I think I paid AUD$80 for filling)
Met: David Pottage (home): +61 (0) 8 9164 7869. Work: +61 (0) 8 9164 7463 (David was very helpful to me)
Hotel: Mango Tree Lodge 327 Gaze Rd Christmas Island 6798 Tel: +61 (0) 8 9164 7189
Handler: The airport acts as Handler
General: No public transport. Hire car at Soong Car rental
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Shri Lanka
Colombo VCBI (Bandaranaike International)
2002
Fuel: Drum AVGAS only. Had trouble finding a hand pump.
Hotel: Ceylon Continental. Great Hotel but a long way from Airport.
Goodwood Plaza. Ordinary hotel but handy to airport.
Met: At airport but was unable to give winds at low altitude.
Handler: The agent (ramp boss) found me and was helpful. I cannot find details. I would still be there filling in paperwork if the agent did not help. Total cost was reasonable because they have no figures for small aircraft.
General: Helper from Air Sri Lanka Control Room Sujith Wahalathanthri 077900812 I keep in touch with Sujith and recommend he be contacted.
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Colombo VCBI (Bandaranaike International)
August 2003
Fuel: Drums AVGAS only
Handling charges: US$40.00
HG




Sechelles.
Male. FSIA
2002
Fuel: AVGAS USD$3.45/USGal
Hotel: Prices range from US$95-$350. Everything must be paid in Foreign currency so don't get too much local currency. I tried a few and ended up at Coral Strand on the other side of the Island.
Handler: Handling fees are paid to Air Seychelles and they are very expensive. They wanted $1500 US for my Bonanza but reduced to $1000 with the help of Mr Umarji. Later I received another Aviation charge USD$131
General: Airport manager: Mr Akbar Umarji phone: 248 384014 Fax: 284 384030
Email: dcaadmin@seychelles.net Definitely make contact.
BF

Male. FSIA
August 2003
Fuel: Avgas available.
Handling very expensive.
HG



Maldives
August 2003
NO AVGAS
HG



Maldives
2002
I did not land because of lack of AVGAS and later received a bill for $250 US to overfly. After protesting and asking for a fee schedule and then pointing out that the schedule did not cover such small aircraft, the fee was waived.
BF

Maldives
May 2007
News received from Awesomeholidaymaldives:
Charges from the Maldives Airport Company:

• Landing USD 35.00 (Day ops) - If landing and takeoff at night USD 39.00
• Navigation USD 50.00
• Parking USD 40.00 per day ( Days ops ) - If landing and takeoff at night USD 45.00 per day ( Parking charges are estimate and will not be higher )
• Ground Handling charges USD 200.00

Awesomeholidaymaldives offer assistance in flying to the Maldives. They can also assist in getting AVGAS from Sri Lanka and with the Government Formalities.