Air Seychelles was established in 1978 and began long-haul service in 1983. The airline currently offers international flights to Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg and Mauritius, operated by its new A330-200 aircraft. Air Seychelles also offers more than 160 domestic scheduled flights a week throughout the archipelago, as well as domestic charter services.  As the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, Air Seychelles is a pillar of tourism, the island nation’s strongest and growing economic sector. The airline maintains a strategic partnership with Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates and 40 per cent stakeholder. For more information, please visit:                
www.airseychelles.com



Earn Etihad Guest Miles with Air Seychelles
Starting June15, 2012, you can earn Etihad Guest Miles when traveling with Air Seychelles. Simply quote your Etihad Guest Number when making a booking with Air Seychelles and remember to present your Etihad Guest Card at check-in. The number of miles earned will depend on the class of booking as shown below.

Cabin	Booking Class	Miles Earned
Business	J, D	175%
Business	C, I	130%
Economy	Y, M	100%
Economy	K, H, L	75%
Economy	V, S, G, B, Q, N, T	50%

 
Flights eligible for Accrual
•  All International flights operated and marketed by Air Seychelles
•  All flights operated by Air Seychelles and marketed by Etihad Airways

Claim Missing Partner Miles
Please retain your tickets and boarding passes until such time your miles are credited to your account. If you do not receive the credits within six weeks, please advise the Etihad Guest Service Centre on +800 GUEST. Missing miles can be claimed up to 6 months from the date of travel. Requests for claiming missing miles will be accepted after 14 days of the date of travel.

Redeem Miles with Air Seychelles
To redeem miles for reward flights on Air Seychelles, members must contact the Etihad Guest Service Centre a minimum of 14 days prior to the intended date of travel. Rewards flight bookings will be confirmed subject to seat availability. Applicable taxes, surcharges and/or fees listed on the ticket will have to be paid at the time of ticket issuance.

Redemption Table 
 

 

	Etihad Guest Silver	Etihad Guest Gold	Etihad Guest Gold Elite
Tier Bonus	25%	50%	75%
Applicable additional class bonus for travel in Pearl Business Class	·	·	·
Travel preferences recorded online	·	·	·
Waitlist Priority	·	·	·
Guaranteed Coral Economy Seat	If booked 48 hrs in advance	If booked 24 hrs in advance	If booked 12 hrs in advance
Guaranteed Pearl Business Seat	·	·	If booked 48 hrs in advance
Upgrades using miles	·	·	·
Instant Upgrades at the airport	·	·	·
Lounge Access - Seychelles International Airport	Self	Self + guest	Self + guest
Excess Baggage Allowance	10kgs	15kgs	20kgs

Terms & Conditions

Earning Etihad Guest Miles with Air Seychelles
• Invalid booking classes for accrual -  Z, B, W, O, X, R
• Flights marketed by Air Seychelles and operated by a third-party carrier other than Air Seychelles or Etihad Airwayswill not be eligible for Etihad Guest Miles accrual.
• Charter flights operated by Air Seychelles are not eligible for mileage accrual.
• Flights taken on Air Seychelles are eligible to earn Etihad Guest Tier Miles and therefore contribute to earning or maintaining your Etihad Guest Silver or Gold or Gold Elite Tier.

     
Redeeming Miles for tickets on Air Seychelles
• Award tickets are allowed for return journeys on confirmed basis only. 
• One-way awards are permitted at half the cost of the return award value.
• Upgrades are not permitted.
• Unaccompanied minor award tickets are not permitted.
• Children from 02-12 years of age will be charged the adult mileage value and must be booked in the same booking as the accompanying adult.
• Infant tickets will be charged at 10% of the adult mileage value.
• Flight awards are subject to seat availability which may limit the number of seats available for an award ticket.
• Miles can be redeemed on all International flights operated by Air Seychelles
• Domestic flights on Air Seychelles are not eligible for redemption.
• Award tickets are not valid on codeshare flights.
• A minimum of 14 days advance notice is required to book an award ticket.
• Award tickets on Air Seychelles are valid for a maximum period of 1 year from date of departure booked.
• Applicable taxes and surcharges will have to be paid at the time of ticket issuance.
• Award tickets are non-endorsable, non-transferable and non-refundable.
• Date changes are allowed free of charge.
• Name changes are not permitted.
• Ticketing time limit is as set by system upon confirmation of redemption seat booking.
• Redeeming miles for upgrades on partner flights are not permitted.
• All bookings are subject to the Air Seychelles General Conditions of Carriage.