Air Seychelles heads for Hong Kong
Air Seychelles will launch services to Hong Kong in February 2013, subject to regulatory approvals, following the delivery of its second Airbus A330-200 aircraft in January next year.
The airline will operate three return services per week from the Seychelles to Hong Kong via Abu Dhabi.
Cramer Ball, Air Seychelles’ CEO, said, "The Seychelles needs a national carrier which can support the growing number of travellers into the archipelago, not just from our historical markets in Europe, but also the powerful emerging ones."
The Seychelles is a visa-free destination, meaning all visitors can receive visas on arrival. Seychellois citizens are also not required to have visas for travel to Hong Kong.
Operating the flights over Abu Dhabi, Air Seychelles will codeshare with Etihad Airways to support further traffic to and from China.
The airline has also confirmed an increase in services to Abu Dhabi, from four to seven return services per week.
Ball added, "Through our partnership with Etihad Airways, we have been able to serve a much larger network and make improvements to the business that we could not have achieved independently."
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