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Russia’s national carrier, Aeroflot resumed its direct flight services to Seychelles recently. Aeroflot, the national carrier of Russia put on hold its flights to Seychelles on March 9 after the airline had issued a press statement saying that all international flights, except those with Minsk in Belarus, would be temporarily suspended as of March 8
Russia’s national carrier, Aeroflot resumed its direct flight services to Seychelles recently. Aeroflot, the national carrier of Russia put on hold its flights to Seychelles on March 9 after the airline had issued a press statement saying that all international flights, except those with Minsk in Belarus, would be temporarily suspended as of March 8.
The airline was flying four times a week to Seychelles. Aeroflot will resume flight services twice weekly on Tuesdays from Moscow arriving in Seychelles at 9.05 a.m and returning at 11.05 a.m. The other flight will be on Saturdays arriving at Pointe Larue International Airport at 11.25 a.m
According to the Ministry of Transport, the resumption of Aeroflot flights to Seychelles follows intense talks and negotiations with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Russia, and other stakeholders during the 41st session of the ICAO Assembly in Montreal, Canada. The flights are subject to requirements and must comply with ICAO conventions.
Seychelles’ tourism ministry is anticipating that once Aeroflot is back, its potential to increase its frequency on the Seychelles route would follow rapidly similarly to what happened in 2021. When Aeroflot resumed its operations in Seychelles in April 2021 following a 17 years hiatus, Russia was the top tourism market, contributing 32,000 of Seychelles’ total of 182,849 visitors.
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According to the latest figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics on October 5, France leads the tourism arrivals to Seychelles with a total of 33,178 visitors, followed by Germany with 32,041 while Russia is third with 20,779.
