Air Seychelles’ inaugural non-stop flight from Paris touches down in Seychelles |06 July 2015
Air Seychelles’ non-stop service between Paris and Seychelles landed at Seychelles early on Friday July 3 after an overnight flight.
Flight HM 17 touched down at 6.10am local time and was greeted by a traditional water-canon salute on arrival.
Air Seychelles’ newly appointed chief executive Roy Kinnear and the Seychelles Tourism Board’s chief executive Sherin Naiken took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the arrival gate to celebrate the commencement of the new service.
The three-per-week service, which departs Paris on Monday, Thursday and Saturday to arrive the next morning in Seychelles, replaces a previous twice-weekly service via Abu Dhabi.
The flight is operated on a modern Airbus A330-200 aircraft with 18 Business Class and 236 Economy Class seats.
Each guest onboard was presented with a certificate and a key-ring commemorating the inaugural flight.
To purchase flight tickets between Seychelles and Paris CDG, visit www.airseychelles.com, dial +248 439 10 00 in Seychelles or +33 1 71 70 33 21 in France.
Paris flight schedule, effective 1 July 2015:
|
Flight #
|
Origin |
Destination |
Departs |
Arrives |
Days |
Paris |
HM 16 |
Seychelles (SEZ) |
Paris (CDG) |
21:40 |
06:05+1 |
Wednesday Friday Sunday |
HM 17 |
Paris (CDG) |
Seychelles (SEZ) |
18:00 |
06:10+1 |
Monday Thursday Saturday |
Note: All departures and arrivals are listed in local time.