MAHE TO MADAGASCAR NOW FOUR TIMES A WEEK
(Posted 09th March 2016)
Gone are the days when connections between the Vanilla Islands were far and few between. The recent upping of frequencies from Mahe to Mauritius is now being followed by the announcement from Air Seychelles earlier this morning that flights to Antananarivo will also be stepped up come June, from the present three to four times a week.
A Tuesday flight will be added to the present Wednesday, Friday and Sunday departures, also offering convenient connections both ways to and from Abu Dhabi and Mumbai.
Said Roy Kinnear, CEO of Air Seychelles, when making the announcement: ‘We are delighted to provide our guests with more choice and convenience when flying to and from Madagascar, the fourth-largest island in the world. Upgrading Antananarivo to four weekly services will support the increased travel demand between our island nations in the Indian Ocean, and not only greatly enhance connectivity for guests travelling between Madagascar, the UAE and India via Seychelles but also to important cities in Madagascar such as Nosy Be and Toliara. This extra frequency will increase the route capacity by a significant 33 per cent, enabling us to boost the flow of trade and tourism to our famous archipelago, thereby fulfilling one of our main goals as the national airline. As the benefits of better air connectivity are two-way, it will also drive growth in Antananarivo, an important point in our regional network and an exciting gateway to the region as well as to an island renowned for its unique wildlife and biodiversity’.
The new flight will continue to be operated on an Airbus A320 aircraft in a two cabin configuration, with 16 business class and 120 economy class seats.
