Turkish Airlines has added a new direct service to Seychelles, with the the airline’s inaugural flight landing at Mahé International Airport.

Flying directly from Mahé International Airport, the brand new service will connect 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.

The inaugural flight from Istanbul got a water cannon salute at Mahe International airport at a ceremony graced by Ahmet Olmuştur, chief marketing officer of Turkish Airlines; and 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.

Olmuştur said; “It does not take long to realide why 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. 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.” - TradeArabia News Service