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Despite being one of the smallest African countries, Seychelles is becoming more widely accessible to travelers from other parts of the world, particularly from Europe. Condor Airlines has become the latest carrier to resume seasonal non-stop flight services from Frankfurt in recent weeks. With the reinstated connections, Seychelles expects many visitors in the fourth quarter.

Although Condor Airlines has been operating flights to Seychelles since 1991, it's primarily been a seasonal route for the airline's winter schedule. Since suspending operations this April in preparation for the summer schedule, this winter's return to Seychelles will see some pleasant changes for the airline and the African country.

Late last month, the German leisure carrier reinstated seasonal flight services to Seychelles as anticipated, except the return of this connection was actually a month ahead of the route's standard winter schedule. The airline also deployed a much bigger aircraft, with its Airbus A330neo already carrying over 300 passengers for the first flight out on September 30th.

Operating one flight per week every Friday, Condor Airlines flight DE 2302 will depart from Frankfurt Airport at approximately 17:45 and is expected to arrive at Victoria Seychelles International Airport at around 05:45 the following day. On Saturdays, flight DE 2303 leaves Seychelles at around 23:30 before returning to Frankfurt at 07:45 the next day. This winter schedule is expected to continue until March next year. From mid-November till March, an additional weekly flight will be added.

You can find flights from Frankfurt to Seychelles here.

With the return of Condor Airlines, Seychelles is expecting more German visitors this year, adding to the 20,000 plus who have visited since 2010. The airline seconds this expectation, highlighting that the average load factor has increased from 63% in 2021 to approximately 78% last year. This year, it has grown to an incredible 97%.

The return of non-stop connections between Frankfurt and Seychelles was followed very closely by the equally welcoming return of Edelweiss Airlines to the African country. Similar to Condor Airlines' frequency, the Swiss leisure carrier will connect Zurich with Seychelles with one flight service per week using its Airbus A340-300 fleet.

Find flights from Zurich to Seychelles here.

Towards this month's end, more international carriers will join the bandwagon. Turkish Airlines will link Istanbul with Seychelles with three weekly flights, while Ethiopian Airlines will increase frequencies to Seychelles from the current daily flight services to double daily flights from Addis Ababa. To keep Russia one of the top three Eastern European markets on Seychelles' arrival list - behind Germany and France - Aeroflot will upgrade connections from Moscow with three weekly flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.

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But even with all these airlines' efforts, Emirates will eventually continue outranking them all and remain as the leading carrier for passengers to Seychelles by maintaining seven weekly flights. By this month, the Gulf carrier will resume double daily flights to ensure Seychelles is significantly well-connected to the world. Celebrating these enhanced connections was Bernadette Willemin, the Director General for Destination Marketing at Tourism Seychelles, as she highlighted:

"The Seychelles Islands have always been known for its unparalleled natural beauty and vibrant culture and with these new connections, we eagerly anticipate welcoming travelers from across the globe to experience our unique paradise.

Besides these airlines, Seychelles is also served by others such as Air Seychelles, Qatar Airways, Air Austral, Kenya Airways, and Etihad Airways - albeit the list will likely grow in the coming years. With the new and improved flight connections that further make it a promising holiday destination, Seychelles is confident in expecting ramped-up tourist arrivals for the final quarter of this year.

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