(eTN) - Wonke amehlo abheke esibhakabhakeni esiqhingini esikhulu saseSeychelles, iMahe izolo cishe ngo-1330 ngesikhathi sendawo njengoba i-Air Seychelles yesibili i-Airbus A330-200, eqanjwe iVallee de Mai, ngemuva kwesizinda sezokuvakasha esivakashelwa kakhulu eziqhingini, sigcwele isiqhingi. kusuka ezindaweni eziningana ngaphambi kokufika ekugcineni esikhumulweni sezindiza samazwe ngamazwe. Umkhumbi ongudade, osuvele usebenza kusukela ngo-2012, uqanjwe ngokufanelekile ngokuthi “i-Aldabra” ngemuva kweNdawo Yamagugu Omhlaba ye-Seychelles yesibili ye-Seychelles, uhambisa umlayezo wokongiwa kwemvelo uya noma yikuphi lapho indizela khona indiza.
Ngenkathi umkhakha wezokuvakasha wezwe omaketha iqoqo leziqhingi embukisweni wezokuvakasha we-ITB oqhubekayo eBerlin, eJalimane, inkampani yezindiza kazwelonke ithole inyoni entsha ilungiselela ukwethula izindiza eziya eHong Kong ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ngoMashi, umzila ozoqala ukubona izindiza ezintathu ngesonto. isebenza nge-codeshare egcwele nozakwethu u-Etihad nge-Abu Dhabi.
I-China eminyakeni edlule ibone ukwenyuka okuphawulekayo kwezinombolo zokufika eSeychelles, futhi ukwethulwa kwezindiza eziya eHong Kong kubonakala njengokhiye wokuqhubeka nokuvula lokho okushesha ukuba yimakethe ephumayo ebaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni. Kuze kube manje, izindiza kuphela nezinye izindiza ezixhume iChina eSeychelles, kodwa ukwethulwa kwezindiza yinkampani yezindiza kazwelonke i-Air Seychelles kuzobeka ithuba elisha lokufinyelela eziqhingini zepharadesi zaseCreole.
Indiza, ebikade indiza yinkampani yezindiza ezimele yaseNdiya ehamba phambili, yalungiselelwa endaweni enakekela i-Etihad e-Abu Dhabi lapho yayipendwe khona endaweni entsha yokulethwa kwezindiza i-Air Seychelles futhi ikhabethe lalungiswa ukuze lifane nesakhiwo sezigaba ezimbili kanye nokubukeka kwe-A330 yokuqala yendiza. ebisebenza kusukela ngonyaka odlule.
Uyemukelwa ekhaya nokufika okujabulisayo enyoni entsha, izisebenzi, nabo bonke abagibeli abandiza "Iphupho lesiCreole" beya eSeychelles.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The aircraft, originally flown by a leading Indian private airline, was prepared at Etihad's maintenance base in Abu Dhabi where it was painted in the new livery of Air Seychelles and the cabin refurbished to match the two-class layout and appearance of the airline's first A330 which has been in service since last year.
- While the country's tourism who's who is marketing the archipelago at the ongoing ITB tourism fair in Berlin, Germany, the national airline received the new bird in preparation of launching flights to Hong Kong later in March, a route which will initially see three flights per week operated in full codeshare with partner Etihad via Abu Dhabi.
- China has over the past years seen a significant rise in arrival numbers for the Seychelles, and the launch of flights to Hong Kong is seen as a key to further opening up what is fast becoming the world's most important outbound market.
