Wondering if this got something to do with HRH Sheikh Khalifa love for that island.
Of course he loves the island a lot, he built and still building more hospitals, apartments, supermarkets, powerplants etc...Almost everyday rich arab visitors are visiting the seychelles in private jets and the UAE government 777s 747s are frequent visitors to the seychelles. Rumor is that Etihad is going to invest an A330 and an A320 to the Seychelles later this year.