Many destinations were opened and closed during the Corona epidemic period, but there were some that were a kind of anchors that allowed tourists from Israel to enter them.
One of them was Seychelles, which became a hit among Israeli tourists, as well as with Israeli airlines, which operated direct flights to the island nation.
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As time passed and more destinations were opened, and when the epidemic was behind us, El Al and Arkia stopped operating regular direct flights to the country.
Arkie still operates flights for specific groups, but not as regular and regular flights.
We examined the reason for the discontinuation of direct flights from Israel to Seychelles, and discovered that despite the beauty that this country has to offer, the spectacular beaches and the extraordinary views, the demand for flights to it was relatively low, to the point that they became economically unviable for the Israeli airlines.
Israelis visit the country less often.
Seychelles, photo: Ami Shoman
The only one left on this route is Air Seychelles, an airline with two planes in its fleet, which continues to operate direct flights to Israel.
Seychelles, which is considered one of the most beautiful countries in the world, has turned from one of the sought-after destinations among Israeli tourists, to one that very few of them choose to fly to.
What caused the significant drop in demand is the very wide opening of a large majority of the world's countries, which caused the Israelis to return to Thailand and the Far East region.
The evidence for this is in the numbers: during last December, only about 2,400 passengers flew from Israel to Seychelles, less than the number of flights to Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan or Bahrain.
A beach in the Seychelles, photo: Ami Shoman
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