Seychelles and
Israel on Tuesday signed a
bilateral air service agreement catering for an increased frequency of flights between the two countries, creating more opportunities for tourism and business exchanges.
The agreement was signed by the Principal Secretary for Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Alan Renaud, and the newly accredited Israeli Ambassador to Seychelles, Michael Lotem.
Renaud said that such agreements are important ones as they talk about the rules for air services between countries when it comes to passengers, cargo and mail.
"We have agreed with our partners in
Israel to expand the number of frequencies from 14 flights per week to 28 flights per week and this will take immediate effect after the next exchanges of letters," said Renaud.
The agreement was initiated in October 2015 following which visitor arrival numbers from
Israel started increasing. According to the latest figures from Seychelles' National Bureau of Statistics, a total of 9,069 Israeli visitors have landed in Seychelles since the start of 2022, ranking among the top ten markets of the island nation.
Direct flights to Tel Aviv,
Israel are currently being operated by Seychelles' national airline, Air Seychelles. Renaud outlined that at the moment Air Seychelles' capacities for export are already full as the island nation exports fish to Israel.
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Seychelles and Israel on Tuesday signed a bilateral air service agreement catering for an increased frequency of flights between the two countries, creating more opportunities for tourism and business exchanges. The agreement was signed by the Principal Secretary for Civil Aviation, Ports and...
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