Filling the vacuum of lost air service from Seychelles to Europe

In line with Seychelles’ ongoing drive to increase air access to the country after the cessation of Air Seychelles’ flights to European destinations, Alain St.

In line with Seychelles’ ongoing drive to increase air access to the country after the cessation of Air Seychelles’ flights to European destinations, Alain St. Ange, CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board, and Bernadette Wilemin, Seychelles’ Tourism Board’s Director for Europe, held discussions with Franco C.B. Pecci, Chairman and CEO of Blue Panorama Airlines, and the company’s Vice President of Sales, Remo Della Porta, concerning future cooperation in ensuring the success of the new Blue Panorama’s service to Seychelles.

The Italian Airline Company, Blue Panorama, has confirmed that they will start a weekly NONSTOP direct flight to Seychelles from Rome and Milan effective from February 14. From July, the airline will increase the their schedule to two weekly flights.

“In these challenging times, when cessation of service by Air Seychelles to Europe has created a vacuum of air access in certain of our core markets, it is essential that we quickly move to fill that vacuum and keep Seychelles very much in the sight of European consumers,” explained Alain St. Ange.

This meeting with Blue Panorama forms part of a strategy to secure direct NONSTOP air access to Seychelles from Europe and it can now also be confirmed that discussions with Air Austral are now in their final stage concerning two NONSTOP, direct flights between Paris and Seychelles, expected to commence in March 2012.

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