Turkish Airlines Launches New Direct Service to Seychelles

The inaugural flight from Istanbul in early November got a water cannon salute at Mahe International airport at a ceremony graced by Ahmet Olmuştur, Chief Marketing Officer of Turkish Airlines; Alain St. Ange, Minister for Tourism and Culture of the Republic of Seychelles; and Joel Morgan, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Transport of the Republic of Seychelles, in the presence of diplomatic, protocol and media representatives as well as Turkish Airlines’ officials.

Turkish Airlines recently celebrated the addition of Seychelles to its global route map. The destination has become the airline’s third island in the Vanilla Islands Group, with the addition of three weekly return flights to Mahé.

Flying directly from Mahé International Airport to Istanbul, the new service connects passengers departing from Seychelles to 88 worldwide destinations including Paris, Dubai, Frankfurt, London, Milano, Bombay, Abu Dhabi, Vienna, Munich, Zurich, Rome, Moscow, Dusseldorf, Colombo and Hong Kong.

“It does not take long to realize why the Seychelles has such a stellar reputation worldwide like Turkish Airlines, you go out of your way to put a stamp of quality in all that you do”, Ahmet Olmuştur, Chief Marketing Officer of Turkish Airlines, said.

“It is therefore a great honour for us to add this great destination to our network, which currently has the biggest number of destinations than that of any other airline globally.”

According to Turkish Airlines, Seychelles is one of the most sought-after tourist destinations in Africa and globally, particularly for the discerning traveller and tourist in search for extraordinary landscapes and experiences.

This service brings to 42 the total number of destinations the airline flies to in Africa, as it keeps its status as the carrier that flies to more countries and international destinations than any other airline by serving in 114 countries across Europe, Russia, Central Asia, Far East Asia, the Middle East, Africa, North and South America.