Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, has launched a new service to Colombo, Sri Lanka with twice-weekly flights.
According to the Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited (AASL), the inaugural flight landed in Colombo today (June 21) after a short four-hour trip linking the two islands.
The flights are served by the airline’s Airbus A320 Neo aircraft in 12 business class and 156 economy class configurations.
“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. This service will drastically reduce current travel times and at prices much lower than currently seen in the market,” Air Seychelles’ Chief Commercial Officer, Charles Johnson said.
The AASL stated that the Colombo service will also offer over 20+ connections through an interline partnership with SriLankan Airlines. This will allow for a convenient one-stop connection to numerous destinations in India, Bangladesh, and top tourist spots such as Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
“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,” Sandy Benoiton, Acting Chief Executive Officer said.
The Seychelles national carrier has been flying for over 45 years. Wholly owned by the Government of Seychelles, the carrier operates regionally from its home in Mahe to Tel Aviv, Johannesburg, Mumbai, Mauritius, and Maldives with state-of-the-art Airbus A320NEOs.
Domestically the carrier operates up to 30 roundtrips a day to Praslin, the second largest island in the archipelago, along with various charters to other islands on its twin-otter fleet. (NewsWire)
