RE: Air Austral Expands Service with Two New Boeing 777s

For Air Austral the acquisition of two 777s is quite a leap in capacity and aircraft types. Never have they operated anything larger than a 737 nor any destination longer than Africa, so it must be quite a risk taking on such large aircraft to start long haul flights.
However, the market between Reunion and Paris is quite lucrative with Air Lib, Air France and Corsair already serving Reunion from Paris. Also with connections to the Comoros and other Indian Ocean islands, I am confident the 777 will be quite a success for them.