Air Austral’s flight program for the new air season (from April 1 to October 27) is marked by the context of crisis and search for savings.
Interruptions of loss-making lines have thus been decided : those which until now linked Reunion to the Seychelles and southern Madagascar (Fort-Dauphin and Tuléar) are closed from April 1st and until further notice. The fleet problems encountered by Air Austral also led it to modify its service to Bangkok, on which the number of passengers is increasing. They will now travel by Boeing 777, offering significantly greater capacity than B787s. Air Austral is also launching a second frequency between Reunion and Diégo-Suarez, operated using an ATR 72-600 from its subsidiary Ewa Air. Its long-haul offer to Paris still consists of a daily night flight from Réunion to Roissy and daytime flights. (departing from Reunion) during peak periods. At the same time, it completes its offer on Mayotte-Paris with an average of five direct flights per week and up to nine flights per week during high season..
