The national carrier of Republic of Seychelles today entered the Indian market with three flights to Mumbai, first of which landed today.
Announcing the launch, Air Seychelles Chief Executive Manoj Papa said the tri-weekly flights (operating under code HM 260) would meet the growing demand for business and leisure travel between the two nations, as well as from the Indian Ocean Rim and East African regions.
"Our three weekly services, which have a capacity of over 21,000 annual seats, will increase the flow of tourism and trade from India into Seychelles and help boost traffic to our archipelago from the wider Asian region," Papa said.
The airline has optimised its schedule to offer two- way connectivity from Mumbai to Chennai, New Delhi and Hyderabad for both inbound and outbound passengers, he said.
This will be in arrangement with Jet Airways, as Air Seychelles has a 40 per cent equity partnership with the UAE- based Etihad Airways, which owns 24 per cent in the Naresh Goyal-promoted Indian carrier.
03/12/14 PTI/Business Standard
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Announcing the launch, Air Seychelles Chief Executive Manoj Papa said the tri-weekly flights (operating under code HM 260) would meet the growing demand for business and leisure travel between the two nations, as well as from the Indian Ocean Rim and East African regions.
"Our three weekly services, which have a capacity of over 21,000 annual seats, will increase the flow of tourism and trade from India into Seychelles and help boost traffic to our archipelago from the wider Asian region," Papa said.
The airline has optimised its schedule to offer two- way connectivity from Mumbai to Chennai, New Delhi and Hyderabad for both inbound and outbound passengers, he said.
This will be in arrangement with Jet Airways, as Air Seychelles has a 40 per cent equity partnership with the UAE- based Etihad Airways, which owns 24 per cent in the Naresh Goyal-promoted Indian carrier.
03/12/14 PTI/Business Standard
