Srilankan Airlines and Air Seychelles embark on codeshare partnership
Srilankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka and Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, have embarked on a codeshare partnership, ushering in seamless travel to multiple new destinations throughout Asia, Africa and Australia for their passengers flying between Colombo and Mahé.
Connecting people and places across continents, the collaboration empowers Srilankan Airlines to amplify its position and reach in Africa and passengers of the airline to travel conveniently between Colombo and Mahé twice a week. For Air Seychelles, over 20 destinations are included in the partnership, which includes much requested destinations such as Sydney and Melbourne in Australia as well as other popular stops in India, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.
This new codeshare agreement will allow Srilankan Airlines and Air Seychelles to place their codes on each other’s flights and enable passengers to continue their journey conveniently using a single booking and with their luggage checked in all the way to the final destination. It also means the passengers can book their travels with both airlines, through online travel agencies as well as with local travel agents.
Srilankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer Richard Nuttall stated, “We are pleased to boost our codeshare network and presence in the African region through this new partnership. We look forward to working with Air Seychelles to provide our customers more African destination options in the coming years.”
Air Seychelles Chief Commercial Officer Charles Johnson shared, “Now that we have been flying to Colombo for over nine months, the twice-weekly flights have proven successful. The next step to solidifying our relationship is with this code share, allowing even more passengers the convenience of a single ticket to more points served by our partner in Asia and Australia.”
Flights under the codeshare agreement are available to book now and will begin operating in May 2024.