Air Seychelles launches direct Mumbai flight
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Air Seychelles recently announced the launch of direct flights to Mumbai commencing 2 December 2014. Subject to regulatory approvals, the new three times per week service will be operated by a two-class Airbus A320 aircraft, configured with 16 business class and 120 economy class seats.
The airline’s new service brings the number of regional destinations served to five, along with Antananarivo, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg and Mauritius.
Manoj Papa, Air Seychelles’ chief executive officer, said: “Mumbai boasts an exciting travel market and represents a considerable opportunity for Air Seychelles. Our new Mumbai schedule has been purposely designed to cater to business and leisure travellers from India.”
He further added: “Seychelles is an increasingly attractive market for international investors, with many ambitious tourism, property and infrastructure developments planned over the coming years.”
Flights from the Seychelles, depart Seychelles International Airport in Mahé at 8:45pm on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, arriving in Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai at 2.55am the following morning. On the return leg, flights from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai depart at 4.00am on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, arriving at Seychelles International Airport, Mahé, at 7.00am the same day, with convenient onward connections to Antananarivo Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg and Mauritius.
The statistics for India state that more than 42 million international travellers travelled out of India last year, and an Indian diaspora of over 2.3 million reside in the Indian Ocean and Southern and Eastern Africa.
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