Moonimaa Lounge
★3.3(860 reviews)MLE · Main Terminal · landside
Velana's most accessible lounge — DragonPass and Priority Pass, before security.
Moonimaa Lounge is a landside lounge at Velana International Airport, set just outside and to the right of the main entrance to the terminal building, before passport control and the security check. It's the most broadly accessible lounge at MLE, welcoming both DragonPass and Priority Pass members, which makes it the natural fallback for travellers who carry a lounge membership rather than airline status. The space follows a contemporary template with comfortable seating areas, refreshments and Wi-Fi. Because it's landside, it suits an early arrival — a calm place to wait and regroup before you join the queues for check-in, immigration and security ahead of a Maldives departure.
Crowding · varies with departures
A reasonable landside spot for email and light work, with Wi-Fi, power at seating and a calmer setting than the public concourse. Fine for a pre-flight catch-up rather than dedicated focus work.
A self-service selection of light food and refreshments alongside hot and soft drinks — enough to tide you over before the check-in and security queues. There's a bar for something stronger if you'd like it.
Dietary: Vegetarian options
The lounge is landside, just outside and to the right of the main entrance to the terminal building, before passport control and the security check.
- 01Arrive at the main terminal
- 02Look just outside and to the right of the main entrance
- 03Enter the Moonimaa Lounge (landside)
- 04Leave in time to clear check-in, passport control and security
Landmarks: Main terminal entrance · Landside concourse
ℹ Landside - Before passport control and security check, the Lounge is located outside and to the right of the main entrance to the terminal building.
DragonPass
Priority PassIncluded: Complimentary snacks · Complimentary cold buffet · Complimentary hot buffet · Complimentary soft drinks
Facts checked by LoungeDeal on Jul 17, 2026
- —Children under 2 enter free
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Make the most of it.
This lounge takes both DragonPass and Priority Pass — the widest network access at MLE.
It's landside, so use it before you clear check-in, passport control and security.
Leave enough time to get through immigration and security after your visit.
Find it just outside and to the right of the main terminal entrance.
If you need an airside lounge, the alliance lounges (Koveli, Maamahi, LEELI) are past security.
Quick answers.
Yes — the Moonimaa Lounge accepts both Priority Pass and DragonPass. Present your membership with your boarding pass.
Before — it's landside, outside and to the right of the main terminal entrance, ahead of passport control and the security check.
Landside at the main terminal of Velana International, just outside and to the right of the main entrance.
