Air Seychelles introduces fifth weekly Johannesburg service
Shortly after introduction of the fourth weekly service to Johannesburg, Air Seychelles has decided to further enhance its non-stop regional service to South Africa’s largest city with a fifth weekly frequency starting from 17 March, 2016.
The new service is scheduled to operate on Thursdays, increasing the already existing four-per-week service (Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday) and offering a greater travel choice to guests travelling between South Africa and Seychelles.
Roy Kinnear, Chief Executive Officer of Air Seychelles, said: “We are thrilled to announce the fifth weekly service to Johannesburg which increases the choice of days of the week for our guests and carriage of cargo and personal goods.
“The Thursday service will be operated on an Airbus A320 aircraft, which will boost the available capacity on that route to 868 seats per week.
“Additionally, guests travelling to Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth or Cape Town, with our codeshare partner South African Airways will now have more choice and better access to onward connections.”
Flight schedule for services between Seychelles and Johannesburg, with new Thursday service effective 17 March, 2016:
Flight # | Origin | Departs | Destination | Arrives | Days | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HM061 | Seychelles (SEZ) | 9:25 | Johannesburg (JNB) | 12:35 | Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun | Airbus A320 on Wed, Thurs, Sat Airbus A330 on Fri, Sun |
HM060 | Johannesburg (JNB) | 14:00
| Seychelles (SEZ) | 20:55
|
Note: All times are listed in local time.
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.