Re, Doesn't sound like they have any concerns about flooding issues.
Maldives to open four new airports in 2020
JANUARY 5, 2020
** Over 1.5 million tourists from across the globe visit the Indian Ocean island nation every year to holiday in one of the 150 plus resorts and some 500 guesthouses located in all corners of the country. The multi-billion dollar tourism industry, which is the country’s main economic activity, relies heavily on the domestic transport infrastructure, especially air travel. Maldives, the most dispersed country on the planet with 1,192 islands spread over roughly 90,000 square kilometres,already has 14 airports, including four international airports. The government has contracted both local and international companies to develop additional domestic airports across the archipelago in a bid to boost tourism.
