Air Seychelles to Boost Abu Dhabi Capacity

Air Seychelles and its equity partner Etihad Airways have unveiled a new timetable for flights between Mahe and Abu Dhabi.

The timetable changes, effective 1 May 2012, see Air Seychelles doubling its Mahe–Abu Dhabi flights from two to four a week and the introduction of Airbus A330-200 aircraft on the route, with 22 flat bed business class seats and 240 seats in economy. The Airbus has 51 more seats than the Boeing 767-300ER it is replacing.

The combined aircraft upgrade and frequency increase boost Air Seychelles’ capacity on the route by 240% per week. Etihad Airways maintains its four weekly frequencies.

The new combined Air Seychelles–Etihad Airways schedule means passengers flying to and from the Seychelles will have greatly improved sub-four hour connectivity through Abu Dhabi. These connections will jump by 57 to 375 flights per week.

“These changes are a major step forward in re-energising the Air Seychelles brand and ensuring we become the carrier of choice in the Indian Ocean region and beyond,” the airline’s Chief Executive Officer, Cramer Ball, said today. “They allow us to offer our passengers a schedule that connects directly into Europe on Etihad Airways global network. The new schedule will provide a daily seamless connection from London, Paris, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf and Berlin. It will also offer improved connectivity to and from other European cities including Dublin, Milan, Munich, Brussels and Geneva. Passengers bound for London, Manchester and Dublin will also enjoy connectivity of less than two hours. There will also be more connections to and from the Gulf region, the Indian Subcontinent, the Far East and Australia.”

Air Seychelles will take delivery of a second A330-200 aircraft later this year, enabling it to launch services to Beijing in early 2013.

The national airline of the Republic of the Seychelles will also make changes to its Mahe to Mauritius schedule, maintaining two flights per week, but amending its days of operation to Wednesdays and Fridays.

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