Video summary
The video features Don and Walking Lady as they navigate Velana International Airport in Malé upon arriving from the Sheraton Moon Resort, with the primary objective of locating the Moonimaa Lounge before their Etihad flight. A crucial piece of information highlighted early on is that this lounge is situated on the land side of the airport, meaning travelers must access it prior to clearing immigration and security checkpoints. The hosts explain that visitors should not enter Terminal Two directly for departures if they wish to use the lounge, as doing so would prevent them from reaching their destination. Instead, they need to find the domestic terminal area first, where the lounge is located, allowing passengers with several hours before departure time to enjoy the facilities comfortably.
To reach the lounge, the duo follows specific directions given by airport staff, which involve walking straight from the arrival walkway and then turning left toward the domestic terminal signage. Along this route, they pass various amenities such as a SIM card shop offering competitive prices, a KFC and Pizza Hut, and an ATM operated by Bank of Maldives. The hosts note that while the lounge itself is relatively small compared to larger airport lounges, it offers a pleasant environment for waiting passengers. Upon finding the entrance marked clearly for Moonimaa Lounge, they enter and take an elevator to access the seating area, confirming that the location is easy to find once one follows the signs for the domestic terminal.
Inside the lounge, the hosts provide a quick tour of the food and beverage offerings available to guests. The menu includes a variety of options such as jeera rice with tomato sauce, grilled fish in lemon butter, and butter chicken. For those preferring lighter meals or snacks, there are soft buns, egg sandwiches, and other items on offer. The lounge also features a coffee station serving drinks like caramel coffee and a dessert selection that includes marble cake. After briefly exploring the dining area and seating options, the hosts plan to use the restroom before settling in for their two-hour wait, ensuring they make the most of their time at this convenient pre-flight stop.
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Hello everyone, this is
I'm Don and Walking Lady.
>> And hi everyone again.
>> So we just arrived at the airport from
Sheraton Moon Resort.
And our goal is to find the
lounge right now. But
>> is
Moon Mooniman.
>> I think it's called Mooniman Lounge. But
the thing is uh
the lounge at this airport is a land
side lounge, not an air side lounge.
Uh what it means that you cannot clear
the immigration or security. You have to
go it before.
>> Yeah.
>> And I spoke with someone before and they
told me to kind of like, you know, from
this area
you have to kind of make a left turn to
go to the domestic uh lounge domestic
terminal.
And then once you are at the domestic
terminal
once you're at the domestic terminal,
it's going to be on the right. So we're
trying to figure out now how to go.
So let's take a quick look.
Now I just want to show you if you're
taking the flight uh this is terminal
two, you're going to be going in there.
>> It's a departure.
>> Departure, but if you
enter there, you cannot go to this
lounge anymore.
>> Yeah, so
we have to find the lounge first so we
can access the lounge before we go to
the departure.
>> Yeah, we have like, you know, two three
hours before uh
going to the Etihad counter. That's our
flight.
So we can
look for the lounge right now. Okay, so
hold on. I have to think now. I think
someone told me
>> ask the guy.
>> Uh
domestic Mooniman Lounge, right? Yeah,
you can ask the guy.
Hi.
How do you go to Mooniman Lounge?
>> Mooniman Lounge, you have to go straight
>> Yeah.
>> and left.
>> Okay.
>> You can just walk from the walkway. You
will see the domestic terminal.
>> Okay.
>> End of the walkway.
>> Okay.
>> From there you will see the Mooniman
Lounge.
>> Okay, thank you.
>> you.
>> All right, so
>> It's straight.
>> Yeah, so the instruction I had was
correct. So you have to kind of bear to
the left and find the domestic lounge.
And then it should be somewhere right
there.
And here are the counters or booths
where you're going to find your boat
like you know right when you are landing
at this airport.
And we have more videos on that.
So, let's go to
Yeah, I think have to kind of bear to
the left.
Okay, I see domestic terminal sign.
>> We just have to go straight and then he
said we will find the
money lounge.
>> Money lounge, yeah. So, we're going So,
here is the sign domestic terminal.
And let's keep going straight.
And what do you see on the left? I see
something here.
Oh, Maldivian Airlines. Okay.
>> So, it's not really hard to find, you
know.
>> No, and here I see some SIM card shop.
You can like you know do your SIMs here.
Very good price.
I think we have to go up to that sign.
See like you know far away there's a
sign.
I think that's where we're going to find
the money lounge.
So, we haven't come this side of the
airport before, right?
This is the first time.
Yeah.
So, I see this KFC Pizza Hut.
I'm wondering what type of terminal is
this. Oh, maybe domestic terminal.
On the left.
Okay, so
>> There, domestic
>> Yeah, I we have to turn right. So,
that's what someone said, turn left and
right.
And there's an ATM machine, Bank of
Maldives.
And
let's get to our lounge. But, what I've
understood, this is a kind of small
lounge. It's not a huge lounge. But,
hopefully still they have some good food
because we have to have our lounge.
Okay, so now
let's go in here.
Passengers only.
Okay, hold on.
>> You can ask the information.
Oh, I see that, Moonima Lounge.
>> Where?
>> There, Moonima Lounge.
>> Oh, you see it?
>> Yeah.
>> Okay.
>> There, you can just go in.
Can you see?
>> Oh, yeah, yeah, okay. So, I think we
have to take the elevator.
So, actually I didn't see the sign.
Walking lady was able to
>> Luggage only.
>> Luggage only?
>> Yeah, I think we have to walk I think.
>> No, no, no. We have to I think
you are no trolley, just luggage. That's
what it means.
So, guys, just got through the lounge.
And we're going to go in right now and
find a nice place to sit.
And it looks like fairly small lounge
and
we're just going to find a nice place to
sit. And let's see where is walking
lady.
Okay, I don't see her.
Where is she?
Okay, so I'm just going to kind of
walk around for a little bit. And this
is like section is right there.
So, I think we can sit here.
But, the thing is
we can
Okay, so I see she's right there.
So, I'm just going to show you guys
show you the food
very quickly.
And I see bread on
You have to go go straight and there is
chairs. So, that's our chair.
Some soft bun over here.
So, the food section is
jeera rice
basmati tomato sauce
grilled fish in lemon butter
But, I might try some.
This is butter chicken.
And we got coffee station, print
station.
egg sandwich
and some other stuff,
dessert
coffee caramel, marble cake
I think that's it for this lounge.
So, we're going to use the restroom.
And that will be
all for our stay.
We have 2 hours.
And this is where we're going to sit
now.
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