RTL services to commence in Haa Alif Atoll at the end of the Month

Raajje Transport Link (RTL) services as part of the Integrated National Public Ferry Network to be started in Haa Alif Atoll at the end of this month.

According to a tweet by the Policy Secretary at the President’s Office Ahmed Hamdan, RTL services will begin in Haa Alif Atoll and efforts are underway to commence operations in Shaviyani Atoll by the end of July. He also noted that the agreement to carry out the remaining zones with Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) was signed in April 2022.

Moreover, RTL services has officially commenced its services in Haa Dhaalu Atoll today. The ferry prices for the Haa Dhaalu Atoll range from MVR 65 to MVR 200. The ferries used in the service have a capacity of 50 people.

RTL’s passenger ferry is connected in three different ways. They are commute links, non-commute links and highway links. The commute link is for short trips connecting nearby islands. The non-commute link is to travel from one island to another. The highway link connects the transport hub of one region and the transport hub of the other.

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