Air Seychelles took delivery of its third large aircraft, an Airbus
A-320, this morning, which will be used for its regional network,
including three new destinations; Mumbai, India, Dar Es Salaam,Tanzania
and Antananarivo, Madagascar, starting this week.
Arriving from Abu Dhabi, the new 136- seater plane touched down at 9.20 local time on the Seychelles main island of Mahe, painted in the national airline’s colourful livery and was showered by the traditional water canon by fire engines of the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA).
"We know the islands were familiar to Arabs, Chinese and Indian mariners from ancient times, who harnessed the seasonal monsoon winds in a quest for riches. Today, we sail the jetstreams to again tap into the great flows of trade between Africa and Asia, connecting India, Mauritius, Madagascar, Tanzania, South Africa and the Middle east," said the airline's General Manager for Corporate Affairs, Alan Renaud as he described the aircraft's name and the regional routes it will service.
On Monday, the aircraft will fly its first route to Mauritius, where the existing three weekly flights will be maintained. Mumbai will also be served by three rotations as from Tuesday evening. There shall be two weekly services to Dar Es Salaam and Antananarivo.
The Airbus A320, about 5 years old and leased from Etihad Airways, has 120 seats in economy class in a 3 by 3 configuration, with 16 seats in a 2 by 2 configuration in the business class.
Read news in full 30/11/14 John Lablache and Sharon Uranie/Seychelles News Agenc
Arriving from Abu Dhabi, the new 136- seater plane touched down at 9.20 local time on the Seychelles main island of Mahe, painted in the national airline’s colourful livery and was showered by the traditional water canon by fire engines of the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA).
"We know the islands were familiar to Arabs, Chinese and Indian mariners from ancient times, who harnessed the seasonal monsoon winds in a quest for riches. Today, we sail the jetstreams to again tap into the great flows of trade between Africa and Asia, connecting India, Mauritius, Madagascar, Tanzania, South Africa and the Middle east," said the airline's General Manager for Corporate Affairs, Alan Renaud as he described the aircraft's name and the regional routes it will service.
On Monday, the aircraft will fly its first route to Mauritius, where the existing three weekly flights will be maintained. Mumbai will also be served by three rotations as from Tuesday evening. There shall be two weekly services to Dar Es Salaam and Antananarivo.
The Airbus A320, about 5 years old and leased from Etihad Airways, has 120 seats in economy class in a 3 by 3 configuration, with 16 seats in a 2 by 2 configuration in the business class.
Read news in full 30/11/14 John Lablache and Sharon Uranie/Seychelles News Agenc
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