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Air Seychelles’ new and former CEOs call on President Michel |28 February 2014

Mr Ball (left) and Mr Papa (right) with President James Michel at State House yesterday

The new and former chief executives of Air Seychelles – Manoj Papa and Cramer Ball respectively – called on President James Michel at State House yesterday.

Mr Ball expressed his support for the President’s vision in laying the foundation of what Air Seychelles is today which he considers fundamental.

He said when you look at the achievements for the last two years, one of the key things is the people at the airline who have accepted the challenge at a time when Air Seychelles had to downsize by 25%.

“But now when we look at where the people have brought this business as a team and the service we are delivering, we are now a four-star airline and for us to be on that stage around the world is a huge step forward.”

Noting that there are only around 30 four-star airlines in the world, Mr Ball said Air Seychelles’ future growth plans are very important, while not forgetting profitability which is another big step that the airline has made.

“Looking at where we came from and where we are now, I am very proud to say I was a CEO of a wonderful team, was part of a family of Air Seychelles team because it’s really a family as there are people who have been with the airline over thirty years. Air Seychelles is a huge opportunity and has a very bright future,” he said.

The former chief executive of Air Seychelles said the airline has had a comprehensive handover in preparation for his departure.

He did not reveal his next challenge which he said will be announced over the next few weeks but he considers it a huge one.

And though he is excited about that, he said he is very sad to leave Seychelles as his heart is here and he now has ‘Seychelles in my blood’.

Explaining his vision for the national airline, the new chief executive said he is excited to pick up on the great results of the good work done at the national airline the turnaround of which has been amazing.

He said the challenge is to pull these achievements to the next level and to build up on the successes.

He said the mandate is very clear which is again profitability and building a sustainable airline.

Referring to his discussions with the President, he said they discussed some of the growth strategies as the President is interested in the way forward for Air Seychelles.

He said he is very excited about the President’s support and drive for the airline and Seychelles as well.

 

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