Measures against sex tourism

Air Austral, company with regional outreach in the Indian Ocean area, wishes to associate its development in its responsible approach.

The company ranks as a responsible company to its clients, its staff, partners and local authorities of the destinations served .

Air Austral initiates an ethical approach to protect children from sexual exploitation in tourism, especially for risky destinations as Thailand and Madagascar.

Our ethical responsibility

As a IATA member since 1991, Air Austral is bound to respect the Appendix E of IATA Resolution approved in 1996 :

• Prevent the sexual exploitation of children
• Train our staff to intervene when faced with abuses
• Keep our passengers informed
• Cooperate with local authorities
• Approve actions taken by all the tourism industry

In addition to the above requirements, our commitments :

• Cooperate with our partner NGO, ECPAT in this common fight
• Informe on this commitment:
  • Our clients on the website www.air-austral.com by creating a dedicated space
  • Our distribution network through business visits, our newsletters, and our website www.air-austral.travel
  • Our loyal customers through a special newsletter
  • Our Tour Operators by including a clause in the contract saying the refusal to support these unacceptable practices
  • Broadcasting , aboard flights to risky destinations as Thailand and Madagascar , a video from our partner ECPAT
  • Publishing an article about our commitments, through our inflight magazine "ESCALES AUSTRALES"
  • Using every means of communication to relay the message to our commercial staff in contact with clients (on the ground and on board)