Three different security training courses were conducted at the Seychelles International airport in January, providing aviation security knowledge to SCAA staff and airport stakeholders to support the aviation security of the Seychelles International Airport in their efforts to meet the obligations of the National Civil Aviation Security Programme.

Seychelles’ Minister of Transport, Mr. Antony Derjacques, will join over 2,500 delegates from the 193 Member States of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and accredited international organisations to take part in the 41^st triennial ICAO Assembly, hosted at ICAO headquarters in Montréal, which runs from September 27 to October 7, 2022. Delegates include ministers, directors general of civil aviation, senior policy and decision makers and representatives of accredited international organisations

Departments within the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority presented for the first-time last week, a project whereby they build interesting concepts and objects that can be used by the authority, out of recycled materials.

Airport users may have noticed the newly branded information desk at the international passenger concourse area of the Seychelles International Airport, where customer service officers assist travellers and the public in general.

An increasing number of activities using unmanned aircraft or drones has been sighted within the flight path of the Seychelles International Airport, and its vicinities especially during weekends and public holidays.

The Seychelles International Airport and Praslin domestic airport are now equipped with a state-of-the-art system to record any communications, both voice and data from the air traffic control units for investigation and training purposes.

The local civil aviation authority recorded its fastest screening times for arriving passengers at the Seychelles International airport in March this year, whereby an average of 43 minutes was logged per flight. The arrival processes include health, immigration, baggage delivery, and customs.

In the interest of the safety of flights and welfare of the public, motorists on Praslin are being urged to comply to the traffic lights positioned at the stretch of road leading to the domestic airport at Amitié, Grand Anse.

Mr. Antony Derjacques, Minister for Transport today visited The Seychelles International Airport’s public concourse area in order to oversee the progress of the refurbishment project which started back in October 4^th 2021.