Air Seychelles reduces flights to South Africa after government volte-face

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Air Seychelles says it will reduce flights scheduled from Johannesburg to Seychelles for June until further notice.

This follows the decision by the country’s ministry of health to reintroduce restrictions on travelling between South Africa and Seychelles.

It, however, said all flights on Fridays that connect to the airlines’ Maldives service will still operate as scheduled and are still available for sale.

“South African passport holders [can] take these flights, regardless of vaccine status,” said Air Seychelles.

“Travellers holding tickets for travel to Seychelles can apply for unlimited date changes for free with no penalty fee for travel up to 31 December 2021.”

 Travellers who purchased tickets for travel to Seychelles in June can opt to upgrade their destination to the Maldives on flights departing Johannesburg on 18 and 25 June for no additional fee.

Seychelles made a U-turn on its previous decision to allow South Africans to visit the country after a year-long travelling restriction. 

The latest move means South Africa together with Brazil, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan remain on the country’s banned list.