Review of Luxury Escapes' business-class flight Melbourne to Male direct with Maldivian

Luxury Escapes’ business-class charter flight from Melbourne to Malé operates once a week on an 11:30pm departure, with baggage check-in opening at 8pm. The article notes limited inflight options tied to the Maldives’ Islamic setting: no pork or alcohol is allowed, and no alcohol is served onboard. Passengers receive a business-class voucher worth $60 each to spend before departure, with the writer’s used for Jo Malone duty-free gifts. The review highlights a Marhaba lounge experience described as underwhelming versus the better lounge on the return. The cabin has 18 seats in a 2-2-2 layout, lie-flat beds, but dated screens and unreliable power and USB ports; no Wi-Fi is offered.