British Airways fly direct from the UK to Male three times a week, and run a Boeing 777 on this route in a three class formation. As a result there is no First Class, despite what Seat Guru says.
Economy is laid out in a 3-3-3 seat config which is a bit odd and a nuisance if you are a family of four, since one of you will be sat away from the others. This is clearly a problem on this route as there was an announcement to that effect. Equally if you are in a couple you are likely to have a stranger sat next to you, which doesn't make for an ideal start to one's honeymoon
If you are lucky enough to be able to swing for Premium Economy or Club World (or have wisely used you Avios to upgrade) then you find seats in 2-4-2 configuration, which is much better for both honeymooning couples and families of four.
10 hours later you arrive in Male where you'll be ushered through some slow immigration and then a baggage x-ray machine. This was the queue that we faced after getting off our plane..!
As well as checking for the usual, they will also confiscate any alcohol so don't be tempted to either bring some from the UK (duty free or not), nor take any off the plane. On our way through somebody had wasted £60 on a double box of Veuve Clicquot from Gatwick duty free, which seems a dreadful waste to me.
Once through you then enter a large space which has the desks of all the tour operators and assuming they all work the same (ours was Kuoni) you'll be ushered off to either your seaplane or speedboat transfer.
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