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Robert Boettcher 20:51, 29 October 2014 (CET) This is just a personal page in which I develop a topic with sources.
It is a finger-exercise in order to write better Stanislaw Lem Articles, but otherwise unrelated to Lemopedia.
I will remove it once its served its purpose as template. Meanwhile, please bear with me.
Development of Entrepreneurship in Maldives
1966
Airport Construction in Hulhumale completed.
First Commercial Flight
.<ref name="TMA">History of Trans Maldivian Airways, Transmaldivian - History. Website of Trans Maldivian Airways. Last Accessed on 30.October 2014</ref>
1970
1972
First resorts Opened. First resorts only reachable by Boat. <ref name="TMA" />
16 February 1972
"On Wednesday, 16 February 1972, the first tourist group arrived on Hulhule Island. " .<ref name="MaldivesIsle">MaldivesIsle.com, unknown Author - Website. Website of MaldivesIsle.com. Last Accessed on 30.October 2014</ref>
1982
Due to Infrastructure Problems and Travel Sickness from the Helicopter Transfers, and the limitation of Hotelresorts being only accessible by Boat, Entrepreneurship is needed to bring the Transfer Business to a next level.
Almost ten years later, with infrastructure problems relating to the established helicopter air service, and the many resorts still only reachable by boat, the idea of faster and more convenient travel was about to be floated.
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1989
TMA started in 1989 as a company operating a helicopter fleet under the name Hummingbird Island Helicopters <ref name="TMA" />
1991
Traveling to Kuredu in 1991, Lars Erik Nielsen recalls ‘The passengers were so sick on the voyage, I had to find a better way to travel! <ref name="TMA" />
1993
Founding of TMA
1993 with only two aircraft, the company transferred over 500,000 passengers per year.
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1997
Hummingbird Island Helicopters changed its name to Hummingbird Island Airways.
Hummingbird Island Airways added a seaplane to their fleet of vehicles.
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1999
Hummingbird Island Airways transition to a seaplane-only fleet was completed.
2000
A year later, the name Trans Maldivian Airways name came to be
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Sources
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