Air Seychelles future might be domestic-only

During his first state-of-the union address, the new President of the Seychelles said that the government is considering to transform Air Seychelles into a domestic airline only, abandoning the international flights, which has proven not to be profitable over the years. If the plan goes forward, the government is planning to buy back the shares currently held by Etihad.

The airline is owned for 60% by the state and for 40% by the Etihad Aviation Group. Via Etihad it has sourced two A320neos which it uses for flights to Johannesburg,  Malé and Tel Aviv. Air Seychelles also operates five DHC-6s for its domestic operations.

Photo by Air Seychelles.