Nouvelles

Air Seychelles has expanded its network reach in North Africa by adding Cairo to its codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways.

The agreement sees Air Seychelles place its flight code on a daily service operated by Etihad Airways between the Egyptian capital and Abu Dhabi, where travellers have connection opportunities to and from Seychelles.

Air Seychelles’ non-stop service between Paris and Seychelles landed at Seychelles early this morning after an overnight flight.

Flight HM 17 touched down at 6:10 am local time and was greeted by a traditional water-cannon salute on arrival.

Air Seychelles today announced the appointment of Roy Kinnear as its new Chief Executive Officer, with effect from 1 July 2015.

Air Seychelles and the Seychelles Tourism Board have teamed up to support the filming of Rocky Handsome, a Bollywood action thriller that features scenes shot on location in Seychelles.

Set for release in October 2015, Rocky Handsome tells the story of a man who seeks revenge after his daughter is kidnapped.

Air Seychelles Cargo has launched SafeGuard, an air freight service for sending valuable cargo in a secure manner.

The service has been designed for customers who need to import or export high-value goods such as banknotes, precious metals and stones, and jewellery.

Air Seychelles congratulates Melita Gilbert on her success in Miss Deaf Africa 2015, where she was crowned Second Princess. Melita, who is 18 years old and lives on Praslin, outshone contestants from countries such as Zambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe to win the title at a glamorous finale held in South Africa.

Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, today promoted a pilot on its domestic operations to the rank of Captain.

Captain Aubrey Quatre, who has been flying with Air Seychelles for three years, was presented with his commander’s bars in a ceremony at the airline’s headquarters in Anse des Genêts.

Air Seychelles and Air France yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), heralding a new era of commercial cooperation between the two carriers.

Air Seychelles, the national carrier of the Republic of Seychelles, today announced a third consecutive year of profitability after recording a net profit of US$3.2m for 2014.