(Posted 18th April 2023)
Beginning June 20th of this year will Air Seychelles launch a twice a week service from Mahe to Colombo / Sri Lanka.
The airline’s chief commercial officer, Charles Johnson commented on the development: “We’re very excited about this opportunity to link Seychelles with Sri Lanka. A destination in its own right with excellent tourist, medical and trading opportunities which all Seychellois will benefit from.”
It is understood that a closer partnership with Sri Lankan Airlines is on the cards, which will allow passengers from the Seychelles access to a wide range of destinations using Sri Lankan and on one ticket while from the same destinations in the South and Far East travellers can also reach the Seychelles.
Sandy Benoiton, the airline’s acting CEO then added that “This new destination will reinforce our regional service and provide enhanced connectivity to the south-east Asia region and beyond. This is a high potential market and we look forward to seeing what lies ahead.”
Air Seychelles currently operates flights to Tel Aviv, Johannesburg, Mumbai and Mauritius.