Ethiopian Airline resumes flights to Seychelles after six
month interruptions
The Seychelles is in negotiation to restore Ethiopian
Airline on its route. News that the airline will resume its flights on 1st of
October 2014 is a positive breakthrough for the Tourism Industry, after a six
months interruption of the Star Alliance carrier to Seychelles. When Ethiopian
Airline announced in January 2014, that it will halt its flights to Seychelles,
apparently failing to make its Boeing 737-800 variable on Seychelles-Addis
Ababa routes, the announcement somehow jeopardized the work by the Seychelles
Tourism Board on the Europe, China, the Americas and Africa for passengers to
use the Ethiopian Airline connection on its flights to Seychelles. The
Ethiopian Airline load factor was not as high and deemed not profitable enough
for its Boeing 737-800, 154 seaters.
When Ethiopian Airline announced that it is halting its
flight to the Seychelles archipelago, Seychelles government, through the office
of Minister Joel Morgan, responsible for transport took the decision to meet
with its key partners such as Ministry of Tourism and Culture and Seychelles
Civil Aviation Authority, to renegotiate to bring Ethiopian Airline back to
Seychelles.
Authorities in Addis Ababa were kept in the light resulting
in the resumption of Ethiopian Airline on the Seychelles-Addis Ababa route. The
Seychelles Government said that the move is aimed at restoring air connectivity
with Africa. The good news is negotiation has finally paid off, Ethiopian
Airline will resume its weekly bound flights to Seychelles, with three flights
( Mondays, Fridays and Sundays). Source:eturbonews
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