Air Seychelles and Niki annouce Codeshare Partnership
Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 14:58
Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, and NIKI, the subsidiary Austrian airline of the airberlin group, are now offering passengers new travel options following the agreement to codeshare on flights between Vienna and Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi and Mahé, and on services between the two biggest islands in Seychelles, Mahé and Praslin.
Travellers from Austria can now book flights to the Seychelles on services operated by NIKI and Air Seychelles via Abu Dhabi. Passengers can also connect via Mahé to Praslin, the home of the famous Vallée de Mai palm forest, under a NIKI flight number.
In return, Air Seychelles’ passengers can now book on NIKI’s daily connection between Abu Dhabi and Vienna, offering guests a daily service between Mahé and the Austrian capital.
Travellers from Austria can now book flights to the Seychelles on services operated by NIKI and Air Seychelles via Abu Dhabi. Passengers can also connect via Mahé to Praslin, the home of the famous Vallée de Mai palm forest, under a NIKI flight number.
In return, Air Seychelles’ passengers can now book on NIKI’s daily connection between Abu Dhabi and Vienna, offering guests a daily service between Mahé and the Austrian capital.
Roy Kinnear, Chief Executive Officer of Air Seychelles said: “We are pleased to sign this codeshare agreement with NIKI, adding Vienna, a city renowned for its culture and history, to our broader network and enhancing connectivity and choice for guests visiting Seychelles from Europe. This is a further demonstration of how forming codeshare partnerships allow Air Seychelles to grow its network reach, drive more tourism growth in Seychelles and provide more travel benefits for our guests.”
Thomas Suritsch, Managing Director NIKI, added: “We are very happy to announce that our guests can now choose from even more flights to the Seychelles through NIKI and experience a seamless travel experience with our new codeshare partner Air Seychelles – in addition to our existing codeshare flights with Etihad Airways. In return, we look forward to welcoming travellers from the Seychelles on board our planes on the route between Abu Dhabi and Vienna.”
Air Seychelles and NIKI codeshare flight schedule:
To Vienna:
Flight No. | Origin | Departs | Destination | Arrives | Frequency |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
HM018 / HG*5781 | Seychelles | 20:20 | Abu Dhabi | 00:50+1 | Daily |
HM*5798 / HG7087 | Abu Dhabi | 02:45 | Vienna | 07:00 | Daily |
From Vienna:
Flight No. | Origin | Departs | Destination | Arrives | Frequency |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
HM*5799 / HG7086 | Vienna | 12:15 | Abu Dhabi | 19:15 | Daily |
HM187 / HG*5786 | Abu Dhabi | 02:25 | Seychelles | 07:05 | Daily |
Note: *Codeshare flight.
About NIKI
NIKI is the second largest airline at Vienna Airport. Since joining the airline alliance oneworld® on March 20th in 2012, NIKI – the Austrian airline belonging to the airberlin group – offers its guests a worldwide route network. With the best fares and the best product NIKI and airberlin became number one for flights between Austria and Germany.
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About Air Seychelles
The Seychelles' national carrier was incorporated in 1977 and was formally named 'Air Seychelles' in 1978. The airline began long-haul operations in 1983 and continues to remain one of the tourism pillars contributing towards the island's strongest growing economic sector.
In 2021, Air Seychelles managed to retain the most coveted title of ‘Indian Ocean’s Leading Airline’ at the World Travel Awards including, ‘Indian Ocean's Leading Airline - Business Class and Indian Ocean's Leading Cabin Crew . The airline also marked a historic milestone at the 28th edition of the World Travel Awards for having its premium lounge recognised for the first time ever as ‘Indian Ocean’s Leading Airline Lounge 2021’.