Air Seychelles issues travel advice for upcoming peak period
As travel restrictions' eases globally and with the school holidays in the Seychelles starting soon, Air Seychelles Ground Services is expected to witness a peak in travel this upcoming Easter holiday until the end of April 2022.
To ensure a smooth and safe experience throughout, and to allow for sufficient time to complete check-in, immigration and customs formalities, Air Seychelles is advising all passengers travelling with the national airline as from 14 April until 1 May, 2022 to arrive at the Seychelles International Airport at least three hours before their flight.
For more convenient travel options passengers are encouraged to use the online check-in platform via airseychelles.com available from 24 hours up to two hours for international flights and 24 hours up to one hour before departure for domestic flights.
To avoid delay in the long queues, passengers are reminded to maintain the check-in luggage size and weight requirements as outlined by the airlines' policy which includes 30kg in Economy and 40kg in Business Class.
Passengers are further requested to follow the latest entry COVID-19 requirements as stipulated by their country of destination and to verify all travel documents prior to arriving at the airport. Guests travelling on other carriers handled by Air Seychelles are also advised to adopt the same practice for further ease of travel during the peak period.
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.