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Just R5000 to fly to Seychelles!
Just R5000 to fly to Seychelles!
The carrier was represented by Maja Gedosev, General Manager Sales, Distribution and Corporate Affairs at Air Seychelles, who was joined by David Germain, from the Seychelles Tourism Board office in South Africa and Nkosinathi Myataza, Assistant General Manager Operations Services Durban International Airport.
The new Durban route will be operated twice-per-week on an Airbus A320 aircraft in a two-cabin configuration and will be the airline's second route in South Africa after Johannesburg, where the carrier flies five times per week.
Mr Sihle Zikalala, MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, welcomes the airline to KwaZulu-Natal's warm shores, saying, "With the increased air connectivity from the Seychelles comes further growth of our tourism business, and therefore our economies. The increased direct air connectivity that Air Seychelles opens up to KwaZulu-Natal is certainly exciting, especially given the further linkages they will provide to destinations in India and Europe. With strong ties already established between South Africa and the Seychelles, there is great potential for further tourism and trade growth; while the A320 Airbus aircraft they will be using to service the Durban route brings the potential to increase the cargo capacity being freighted out of Durban. In addition, the onward connectivity that Air Seychelles will provide to India and Germany will enable Durban travellers to seamlessly reach new borders, opening and amplifying new business opportunities for the province of KwaZulu-Natal."
The first flight will take off on 30 March 2017 and travellers can already purchase tickets with round-trip Economy Class fares starting from R5,000 (USD500) and Business Class fares from R15,000 (USD1,500).
In addition to its organic network, Air Seychelles has a codeshare agreement with South African Airways offering guests one-stop connections from Seychelles to Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London and Durban through Johannesburg.