The French state was quick to let Air Austral know that the support given to the Reunion airline was not without compensation.. The General Directorate of Civil Aviation has not renewed the necessary authorizations to ensure the connection between Reunion and Chennai during the next air season, which runs from March 27 to October 29, 2023. Paris seems to consider this line excessively deficit. “In compliance with the framework set by the European Commission, the general management of Air Austral will very soon transmit the economic file prepared to its supervisory authority, the General Directorate of Civil Aviation, in order to consider the reopening and maintenance of this destination in its network, the company said. Chennai is a destination that she knows is important for her clientele given the affinity ties, cultural and religious between India, Reunion and Mauritius”. Thanks to a commercial agreement with the Thai company Thai Airways, Air Austral is however able to offer connections between Saint-Denis and Chennai, via Bangkok, twice a week.
