Air Mauritius Boeing 747SP at London Heathrow in 1988

Vanilla Alliance members

“The Indian Ocean islands alliance”

A regional alliance of Indian Ocean island airlines, signed in Antananarivo on 21 September 2015 with the backing of the Indian Ocean Commission. Its four members fly between Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles. Int'Air Îles of the Comoros was a founder until it ceased flying in February 2024.

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Member airlines
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Islands served by members
2015
Founded
Figures: Vanilla Alliance article on Wikipedia, checked 17 October 2026.Photo: Rob Hodgkins, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Vanilla Alliance member airlines

Vanilla Alliance has 4 member airlines: Madagascar Airlines, Air Mauritius, Air Austral and Air Seychelles.

Founding member

Member list: Vanilla Alliance member table on Wikipedia, checked 17 October 2026.

Where Vanilla Alliance airlines are based

Hub airports of all 4 members, and where they come from.

Air Austral: Saint-Denis (RUN)Madagascar Airlines: Antananarivo (TNR)Air Mauritius: Mauritius (MRU)Air Seychelles: Mahé (SEZ)
Each dot is one member airline’s hub (4 airlines). Many members fly from more than one hub.

Members by home region

  • Africa4

When each airline joined Vanilla Alliance

From the founding members in 2015 to the newest.

  1. 2015 · founded

Former, suspended and future members

  • Int'Air ÎlesCeased

    Founding member; ceased operations on 14 February 2024.

What Vanilla Alliance gives travellers

Island connections

Members coordinate links between the Indian Ocean islands under one regional alliance.