The People's Majilis has approved the decision to lease Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL)'s new seaplane terminal to Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA) for the next two years.

The decision was simultaneously approved with the passing of the 19th Parliament's Public Accounts Committee's special audit report. 59 members voted to pass the report.

Upon the request of the committee, the Auditor General published a special audit report regarding MACL's new seaplane terminal on 3rd December 2019. As such, the committee's report is an analysis of the Auditor General's special report and interviews with senior officials of the relevant parties and authorities such as MACL, TMA, other airline operators and the Minister of Finance, Ibrahim Ameer.

Upon questioning, the minister informed the committee of the state's decision regarding the matter. He explained that the state has determined to lease 6،400 square-meters of the 28,000 square meter terminal to TMA at a rate of USD 10.35 per square-meters.

As such, the committee has finalised two recommendations. Firstly, the committee recommends that MACL be instructed to follow the state's decision.

Secondly, the committee recommends for the finance minister to compile and present a contingency plan in the case that the initial plan fails.

While the 19th Parliament's Public Accounts Committee has presented their first report, the committee is still probing into other aspects of the seaplane terminal issue.