Air Seychelles increases capacity to Johannesburg for the festive season
Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles has announced that it will increase the frequency of its services between Seychelles and Johannesburg during the festive season to accommodate the growing demand over the busy end-of-year period.
The additional services to be operated by the Airbus A320 aircraft on Mondays and Fridays during the peak holiday periods between December and April, will provide an additional 544 seats per week between Seychelles and Johannesburg.
Charles Johnson, Chief Commercial Officer of Air Seychelles, said: “The South African market has enormous potential for the national airline and we are committed to offering our travellers more choice when booking their travel during the upcoming Winter season and Easter period.
“With this new Monday flight, Air Seychelles will now offer daily service to Johannesburg in December, and an exciting new Friday evening departure from Mahe, allowing for a faster start for those planning a quick weekend getaway or a longer stay for their hard earned holiday.
“Travellers planning their holiday well in advance are invited to book their tickets on www.airseychelles.com, visit the airlines’ sales offices located in both Mahe and Praslin or contact the Air Seychelles Call Centre at 439 10 00”.
The schedule for the additional flights between Seychelles and Johannesburg over Christmas and New Year starting from 10 December, 2018:
Flight # | Origin | Destination | Depart | Arrive | Frequency | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HM 063 | Seychelles | Johannesburg | 1825hrs | 2130hrs | Friday | 14, 21, 28 December 2018 4, 11 January 2019 |
HM 062 | Johannesburg | Seychelles | 2230hrs | 0525hrs | Friday | 15, 22, 29 December 2018 5, 12 January 2019 |
HM 061 | Seychelles | Johannesburg | 0950hrs | 1255hrs | Monday | 10, 17 December 2018 7 January 2019 |
HM 060 | Johannesburg | Seychelles | 1415hrs | 2110hrs | Monday | 10, 17 December 2018 7 January 2019 |
The schedule for the additional flights between Seychelles and Johannesburg over Easter starting from 22 March, 2019:
Flight # | Origin | Destination | Depart | Arrive | Frequency | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HM 063 | Seychelles | Johannesburg | 1825hrs | 2130hrs | Friday | 22 March 2019 up to 26 April 2019 |
HM 062 | Johannesburg | Seychelles | 2230hrs | 0525hrs | Friday | 22 March 2019 up to 26 April 2019 |
About Air Seychelles
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 Colombo, Tel Aviv, Johannesburg, Mumbai and Mauritius 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. Air Seychelles offers ground handling services to major commercial and private airlines at its base in Mahe, Seychelles.
In 2024, Air Seychelles was awarded the coveted titles of ‘Indian Ocean's Leading Airline - Economy Class 2024’ at the 31st edition of the World Travel Awards as well as ‘Indian Ocean's Leading Cabin Crew 2024.’
Information contained in this press release is accurate at the time of publication.