Originally Posted by
anaggie
You hit the nail on the head on this one....BOM-CMB-MLE is approx a 6 hr tip which is an utter and total waste of time...
Since we are going on a 5yr anniversary trip, why not go all out? No big dfeal to fly in C, atleast I am in the front of the plane and have some baggage space

Yeah then i would go for it. I went to MLE via CMB last November and suffered majorly. The flight from DEL gets in at 3am and the connection was meant to leave at 7 but didn't leave till 9am. We had a horrible time waiting at the airport.
I really did consider booking IC direct. You will have a great time in Maldives! Its a amazing place, really is. What resort will youi be staying at?
Also the good thing about IC is that it gets in at a good time and (1pm)leaves at a good time on the way back (2pm). Sri Lankan either leaves very early (9amish) or late at night.
When you are paying so much for the room you might as well check out at a reasonable hour.