Maldives: €1,053 Etihad Airways Business Class from Dublin

Gulf carrier Etihad Airways currently offers a decent price for business class travel to the Maldives. With departure from Dublin, you can reach the islands in the Indian Ocean for as little as €1,053. Departures are available between August to March 2025.

Our availability calendar highlights all possible flight dates at the lowest price for trips up to 28 days. It will forward you to Skyscanner with your selected flight dates. There you can check what OTAs have to offer, as they sell these tickets up to €250 cheaper than Etihad on its website.

There are plenty of other destinations available from Dublin, with prices steadily under €1,100:

Middle East, India, Sri Lanka: €1,070 Etihad Business Class from Dublin

First, you will fly with Etihad Boeing 777 featuring a 1-2-1 business class cabin to Abu Dhabi. For the second flight to Maldives, it will depend on your flight time. You will either fly on the morning flight (or on the evening flight back to Abu Dhabi) with their Airbus A321 with 2-2 recliner seats, or if you fly in the evening from Abu Dhabi (or in the morning from Maldives to Abu Dhabi), you will travel on Etihad’s Boeing 787 with 1-2-1 lie-flat seats.

Search & Book

According to the fare rules, this deal does not have an expiration date. A minimum stay of two days and a maximum stay of one month apply. Departures are available between August 2024 and March 2025.

You can find suitable dates using our calendar above or with the help of Google Flights. We recommend booking directly on Etihad’s website, but you can find cheaper prices with Skyscanner. However, booking on OTAs has its downsides.

Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?

More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:

Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.

If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.

This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.

Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.

This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.

Miles & Points

Etihad issues all tickets in booking class Z, allowing you to earn the following miles and points:

Destination

Most EU citizens qualify for visa-on-arrival at Male airport, which is free for touristic stay up to 30 days.

The Maldives are famous for their paradise like luxury resorts. We currently have two recommendations when traveling to the islands:

Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Maldives : 4-for-3 Rate for €428/Night incl. Breakfast, $100 Credit & More

Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa: 4-for-3 Rate for €826/Night incl. Breakfast, $100 Credit & More (excl. €554pp Transfer)