Nouvelles

Air Seychelles and SriLankan Airlines have signed a Special Prorate Agreement (SPA) to provide travellers with greater access and seamless transfers onto each other’s respective route networks, effective 1 April 2018.

Air Seychelles and Etihad Airways have expanded their codeshare agreement to cover flights to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, effective from 25 March 2018.

Under the deal, Air Seychelles will place its “HM” code on three weekly flights between Baku and Abu Dhabi, where travellers will be able to connect seamlessly to and from flights to Seychelles.

Air Seychelles has today expanded its online check-in service to five new destinations: Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg, Mauritius, Mumbai and Paris.

The service allows travellers to check-in for inbound and outbound flights from up to 24 hours before departure by simply going to www.airseychelles.com, making the journey simpler and faster.

Air Seychelles and the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to extend their partnership into 2018.

The agreement will see the national carrier and tourism board work closely together through joint marketing initiatives, presentations at tourism events and workshops to promote inbound tourism to the archipelago.

Air Seychelles has provided support for the upcoming Eco-Friendly Marathon by transporting a shipment of official t-shirts from Seoul to Seychelles.

The airline carried a total of 25 boxes of t-shirts, weighing some 675kg, from the South Korean capital, which will be distributed to all those who cross the finish line this coming Sunday.

A group of Air Seychelles staff have today banded together to clear the popular Morne Blanc trail on Mahé.

The staff worked together with the Seychelles National Parks Authority to clear up the hiking route, which offers beautiful panoramic views of Mahé’s western seaboard.

Air Seychelles hosted a special awards ceremony to recognise long-serving staff for their contribution to the airline. A total of 70 staff, who have worked for the airline between 10 and 40 years, were presented with certificates of service during the celebration, which took place at the VIP Lounge in Seychelles International Airport.

Air Seychelles today brought some early Christmas cheer to a group of 35 children at the President’s Village by organizing a day of fun games and activities.

Staff from across the airline came together to make it a special day for the children by playing games such as musical chairs, pass the parcel and musical statues, and hosting a delicious Christmas lunch.

Air Seychelles has announced a new series of weekly charter flights between China and Seychelles starting in December, 2017.

In total, the national airline of Seychelles will operate 13 return flights from Chengdu, one of the biggest cities in western China with a population of over 14 million people.