Mancham to be guest of honour on Etihad’s inaugural flight to Seychelles |29 October 2011

Mr Mancham, who left Seychelles for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday on the way to Abu Dhabi, will be accompanied on this historic flight by Mallallah Al-Ameri – the UAE’s accredited ambassador to Seychelles.

In a statement yesterday before boarding the Emirates flight to Dubai, Mr Mancham said he highly valued the invitation. 

“Abu Dhabi, capital of UAE and seat of its government, is a city symbolic of modern progress and dynamism; the establishment of direct links between Seychelles and Abu Dhabi by what is regarded today as the ‘world’s leading airline’ is therefore a most important development projecting much hope for the future,” Mr Mancham said in the statement.