Air Seychelles Special Charter Transports Team Seychelles To Mauritius For IOIG 2019
Air Seychelles has today operated two special charter flight to bring Seychellois athletes to Mauritius for the 2019 edition of the Indian Ocean Island Games.
The first flight which took off on-time from the Seychelles International Airport at 7.20am was followed by a second flight in the afternoon at 2.10pm carrying a delegation of talented young athletes, fans and officials from the National Sports Council. The service was operated by the airlines Airbus A320 aircraft ‘Silhouette’ registered as S7-SIL.
The 10th edition of the Indian Ocean Island Games set to take place in Mauritius will be held between 19 and 28 July and participating islands are the Comoros, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mayotte, Seychelles including Reunion, a French Department.
Charles Johnson, Chief Commercial Officer of Air Seychelles, said: “As the national flag carrier, we are more than happy to operate the special charter flight for the upcoming games, as sports competition like the IOIG 2019 are built around the values of teamwork and positive spirit of which we greatly support at Air Seychelles.
“We will be cheering for team Seychelles and we wish them the best of luck.”
Air Seychelles will bring the team back home on a charter flight scheduled to operate from Mauritius to Seychelles on 29 July.
About Air Seychelles
The Seychelles’ national carrier has been flying for over 45 years. Wholly owned by the Government of Seychelles, Air Seychelles operates regionally from its home in Mahe to Colombo, Tel Aviv, Johannesburg, Mumbai and Mauritius with state- of-the-art Airbus A320NEOs. Domestically the airline 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. Air Seychelles offers ground handling services to major commercial and private airlines at its base in Mahe, Seychelles.
In 2024, Air Seychelles was recognized as the ‘World’s Leading Airline to the Indian Ocean 2024’ at the prestigious World Travel Awards and also claimed the coveted titles of ‘Indian Ocean's Leading Airline - Economy Class 2024’ and ‘Indian Ocean's Leading Cabin Crew 2024.’
Information contained in this press release is accurate at the time of publication.