Written by Sharon Uranie | From Seychelles News Agency

The Seychelles national airline, Air Seychelles, is further extending its network in Asia, Africa and the Middle East following the signing of another codeshare agreement, this time with Hong Kong Airlines, according to a press statement released by Air Seychelles this morning.

“Under the codeshare agreement, Air Seychelles will place its ‘HM’ code on Hong Kong Airlines’ flights between Hong Kong and the capital of Thailand, Bangkok. In return, Hong Kong Airlines will place its ‘HX’ code on Air Seychelles’ flights between the Seychelles and Hong Kong, as well as between Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates.”

Air Seychelles started to operate three weekly flights between the Seychelles main island of Mahé and Hong Kong in March 2013.

The agreement signed with Hong Kong Airlines is an expansion of Air Seychelles codeshare partnerships which already include Etihad Airways, airberlin, Cathay Pacific Airways and South African Airways.

The Seychelles national airline established in 1978 entered into a strategic partnership with Etihad in 2012, where the UAE carrier bought a 40 percent stake, which enabled Air Seychelles to sell codeshare tickets on its European destinations, and others around the world.

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