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Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of the Seychelles, has announced plans for new direct flights from Mahé to Abu Dhabi.
The launch, which will take place next month, follows last week's announcement that Etihad Airways would form a strategic partnership by taking a 40 percent stake in the airline.
Complementing Etihad's four weekly services from Abu Dhabi to Mahé, Air Seychelles' twice weekly flights will start on March 12.
The new schedule will increase to seven flights per week from June, the carrier said in a statement.
The Air Seychelles flights will operate on a Boeing 767-300ER series aircraft, offering a total of 844 seats each week and tickets went on sale on Friday.
Cramer Ball, Air Seychelles CEO, said: "The Seychelles have already proven to be a hugely popular holiday destination amongst Etihad Airways guests.
"With these additional two Air Seychelles weekly flights, we look forward to successfully serving the route, tourism and business at each end and beyond."
Etihad Airways started services to the Seychelles on November 2 last year.
As part of last week's deal, Etihad will invest $20m in the Indian Ocean carrier, to be matched by the Seychelles government, and will also provide a $25m loan to meet working capital requirements and fund network development.
The agreement was Etihad Airways’ second equity investment, following its December announcement that it would increase its stake in Air Berlin to 29.21 percent, making it the single biggest shareholder in Europe’s sixth largest airline.
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