When the Maldives sighting report first appeared on the Daily Telegraph website, the time was quoted (as far as I recall) as about 0615 local. It also mentioned that it was low enough for the observers to make out the a/c doors.
The information is not on the latest update. Surely if the doors were visible, the logo/colour-scheme would be too? Could they possibly mean the lights in the cabin? Would it still be dark in The Maldives at that time in the morning?