Kenya Airways to make daily flights to Seychelles
as of February
Seychelles
will be more accessible to the outside world starting February 6, 2019, as
Kenya Airways introduces additional flights to its services, operating on a
daily basis between the exotic islands and Kenya.
The
airline is currently flying to the island archipelago five times per week from
Kenya’s Capital city- Nairobi. This latest development by the African carrier,
branded the Pride of Africa, follows the launch of its Non-Stop flight from
Nairobi and New York in October last year.
The
anticipated daily flights from Nairobi will undeniably add to the accessibility
of Seychelles as a destination and therefore value to the local product. This
new development on the regional aviation scene is perceived in the Tourism
industry as a great milestone for the island archipelago of the western Indian
Ocean.
The
additional flights will be on Wednesdays and Fridays, enabling good
connectivity from Europe and West African routes in which currently guests have
to layover in Nairobi.
Visitors
using Kenya Airways or who choose to fly to the island nation via Kenya will
now have more, and shorter options for transits, instead of long waits at the
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
The
Chief Executive of the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB), Mrs. Sherin Francis,
welcomed the news with great enthusiasm. She said that the increase in the
frequency of flights by the airline is a very interesting development for
Seychelles’ tourism.
“The
7-days direct flights would definitely make Seychelles more accessible to a few
of our important markets such as the North American market,” said Mrs. Francis.
She
added that Kenya Airways has been a very steady and reliable partner for
Seychelles, and as such, is sure that “with this new development our partnership
will become even stronger.”
Kenya
Airways has been flying to Seychelles for the past 41 years without any
interruption or pulling out, making it the longest serving airline in
Seychelles. The airline’s first flight to Seychelles was on May 7, 1977.
Kenya
Airways was established on January 22, 1977 and commenced operations on
February 4, 1977, making the Seychelles one of the first destinations it
served. Kenya Airways has its head quarter in Embakasi, Nairobi, with its hub
at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
