Maldives-based BeOnd Airlines has once again suspended all scheduled flights, this time through November 30, 2026, advising affected passengers to reschedule or request refunds of their tickets.
BeOnd announced the suspension in an October 30th advisory on its website and scheduled operations will not resume for the entire month of November, with the exception of charter flights
This is the second time this year that BeOnd is pausing/suspending their flight operations this year as fuel prices make it unprofitable to operate the fleet as scheduled and the carrier is not willing to eat the loss.
I guess that’s where the gloss and glamour of such airlines start to lose its shine because if passengers can not rely on the operations of an airline and all they get is a refund then I’d never buy a ticket with that carrier ever again.
You can access BeOnd Airlines website here to follow up on the developments. Winter schedule update
Our scheduled flights will not operate in November 2026. The decision reflects current conditions in the region.
Flights affected: all scheduled flights from 30 October to 30 November 2026.
If your booking is affected
Our Guest Experience team will contact you within 72 hours, using the details in your booking. You can choose:
A free change to a new destination A free change to a new date Travel credit valid for 18 months A full refund
You don’t need to contact us first. If you have not heard from us by 3 November, write to us with your booking reference:
This is definitely not a good situation for anyone involved and I think it won’t be as easy for BeOnd to get out of their liability for this month either.
The airline offers flights to London, Munich, Milan, Paris and Zurich and those destinations all fall under EC261 (UK261) which mandates a remedy for passengers affected by cancellations.
These remedies not only include a full refund but upon request also a rebooking to other carriers which is going to be pricey for BeOnd. They only advised passengers about this with less than 30-days advance so there is no way out for the airline, although they might not provide rebookings voluntarily.
Conclusion
Maldives-based BeOnd Airlines has once again paused its operations for the entire months of November and is telling affected passengers to reschedule their flights or apply for a full refund.
For flights ex Europe it’s worthwhile to mention that passengers have the right to a rebooking to another airline in the same class of service under EC261. I would imagine that it won’t be easy to force the airline to actually provide these rebookings and if you end up going out of pocket it might require going to court to extract the damages from BeOnd.
Having this many compensation claims against them might easily be the end of the airline in the long run depending on how many passengers choose to file against them.