The Maldives doesn't have its own airline, instead it has to reply on its neighbouring countries to provides a service to these tiny island.   Dubai and the Maldives,  Abu Dhabi and the Maldives both work from the UK as does Sri Lanka and the Maldives - a particular favorite of mine.  It isn't particularly close to  anywhere, its in the middle of the Indian oceanso creating a multicentre holiday in the Maldives and Beyond can work very well.