Air Seychelles recently introduced an Airbus A330-200 aircraft on its international routes and doubled its Mahe–Abu Dhabi return services from two to four a week. The aircraft and schedule change increase the airline’s international route capacity by approximately 40 per cent.

The two-class A330 will be configured with 18 flat-bed business class seats and 236 economy seats, in total 40 more seats than the Boeing 767-300ER it is replacing.  An A330-200 aircraft, leased specifically for Air Seychelles, is currently receiving a fresh coat of paint in the island carrier’s brightly-coloured livery and will come into service in mid-June.

Air Seychelles is operating an Etihad Airways A330 for international flights to Abu Dhabi and Johannesburg until its own A330 arrives next month. The twice-weekly Mauritius flights will be operated by an Etihad Airways A320.

Cramer Ball, Air Seychelles Chief Executive Officer, said: “This is a milestone in our plans for Air Seychelles and an important next step in re-establishing our international presence. Tourism is booming in the island nation and there are an increasing number of visitors coming in from around the world, so by responding to this need for air traffic, we can both increase revenues and position Air Seychelles as a carrier of choice.”

A second A330 will come on line in January, allowing the carrier to launch services to Beijing in early 2013.

In January, Etihad Airways acquired a 40 per cent stake in Air Seychelles and the two airlines now operate eight return services a week between Abu Dhabi and the Indian Ocean archipelago – four by Air Seychelles and four by Etihad Airways. 

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Well done to the Seychelles cricket team for winning 6 out of 7 games at the recent World Cup T20 Div 3 Qualifier Tournament 2012. They have now qualified for Division 2. Good luck for the next round from your very proud sponsors!

As from January next year, a regular charter plane will be flying to Seychelles from Russia, in a bid to boost Russian tourism in Seychelles.Read more...

Air Seychelles has appointed a top aviation industry professional as its new Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Bram Steller, who took up his new assignment at the beginning of October, has extensive experience in airline operations particularly in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. His career in the aviation industry spans 35 years and he has served as Managing Director of the Trans Maldivian Airways in the Maldives, Vice President of KLM for the Middle East, Central and South Asia and most recently as Chief  Operating Officer of Kenya Airways where he successfully conducted a major turnaround in the company’s performance.  Mr Steller will be assisted in his new job by Deputy CEO Garry Albert.

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Air Seychelles, the national carrier, recently went through a corporate rebranding exercise to update and refresh its logo.  The new graphic design still reflects nature with its organic shape that evokes a leaf.  The soft pastel colours blend with the company tagline of "Flying the Creole Spirit" and give a sense of elegance and joie-de-vivre.

The pair of Fairy Terns, that have been a part of the Air Seychelles logo for many years, have been retained and softened into a more abstract and flowing silhouette.  Fairy Terns pair for life, and are a symbol of beauty, elegance, nature and flight, and also loyalty, unity and freedom.

Following a soft launch for the Air Seychelles staff members at the Anse Royale Campus of the Seychelles  University , the rebranding concept was unveiled to trade partners at the Paris Tourist Fair, Top Resa in September 2011.

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Air Seychelles is excited to announce the launch of a third weekly flight between Johannesburg and Seychelles starting on the 6th of December 2011. Read more...

Alain St.Ange, the CEO of Seychelles Tourism, returned to Seychelles on Monday from a working visit to South Africa where he had the opportunity of meeting the South African President, Mr Jacob Zuma, to discuss cooperation between Seychelles and South Africa and to table the 2011 Seychelles' "Carnaval International de Victoria".Read more...

Air Seychelles will launch a new service to Chennai, India as of the 1st of November. The service will run on the Singapore route and will be operated by a B767 200 aircraft.Read more...

Air Seychelles will launch a new service to Chennai India as of the 1st of November 2010. Formerly known as Madras, Chennai is the largest city in Tamil Nadu and is located on the southeastern coast of India. Hailed as the liveliest city in Southern India, Chennai has its own unique charm, which sets it apart from the rest.Read more...