President Faure chairs advisory meeting on the resumption of commercial passenger flights to the Seychelles

There were a number of presentations from the Ministry of Tourism, the Seychelles Tourism Board, CEPS, SIFCO, SCAA, Health, SHTA, Seychelles Police, SCCI and GETUS to show the state of the country's preparations for the reopening of the borders for commercial flights from 1 August 2020.

Following the presentations, the Commissioner for Public Health, Dr. Jude Gedeon, gave a general overview of the progress made by the various workplaces, educational and tourism institutions and other bodies in terms of their preparedness and compliance with public health guidelines.

Didier Dogley, Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, gave a brief overview of the work of the Task Force, composed of representatives of both government and the private sector, responsible for the modalities and measures to reopen the airport to commercial flights.