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Despite it's comparatively small size, Air Seychelles has to rated as one of the world's leading airlines in terms of service, product quality and customer care! Air Seychelles is the national airline of the Seychelles, with its head office on the property of Seychelles International Airport on the island of Mahé. It operates inter-island services and international flights. Its main base is Seychelles International Airport. The airline is currently 40% owned by Etihad Airways. The airline was established on 15 September 1977, following the merger of Air Mahé and Inter-Island Airways, as Seychelles Airlines and adopted the present title in September 1978. It started international routes in 1983 to Frankfurt and London. From 1978 until January 2012 the airline was wholly owned by the Seychelles government and as of February 2012 the United Arab Emirates's Etihad Airways bought a 40% share in the airline. Etihad Airways invested 45 million US Dollars in Air Seychelles at the time of the share purchase which left the Seychelles government with the remaining 60% ownership. Air Seychelles operated a fleet of Boeing 767s on its international network and offers two classes of service, Pearl Class (Business class) and Economy Class. Based at the Seychelles International Airport (SEZ), for many years until January 2012 it also operated a small hub at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris in a strategic alliance with Air France which served some former destinations (such as Manchester and Madrid). It is also the major ground handling agent for all aircraft operating at SEZ (Seychelles International Airport). Air Seychelles planned to restructure and reposition itself to return to profit after running at a loss for two years in a row. The airline entered into codeshare agreements with Etihad Airways and started flying to Abu Dhabi in March 2012 to connect to Etihad's Airways extensive network of destinations after discontinuing all flights to Europe in January 2012. Passengers can now travel to Europe and beyond via Abu Dhabi from the Seychelles. Flights to China will start in January 2013 and other new destinations will follow soon after. On March 16, 2012, Air Seychelles announced a two-year business plan with the objective to improve the carrier’ position. The plan outlines the renewal of Air Seychelles fleet leveraging Etihad Airways equity partnership of which 40 per cent was acquired in February 2012. Highlights of the plan include: The introduction of Airbus A330-200 aircraft, The launch of services to Beijing in early 2013, offering through connections to Johannesburg via the Seychelles, Increased frequencies to key destinations, Closer cooperation with Etihad Airways to identify economies of scale and synergies in staff training, procurement and product development, Extended codeshare operations with Etihad Airways to connect the Seychelles, through Abu Dhabi, with a global network of passenger and cargo destinations. Air Seycelles announced improved financial performance for the first half of 2014 with total revenues increasing by 20% to $50m.