UAE travel: Emirates announces plan to add flights to Mauritius

UAE travel: Emirates announces plan to add flights to Mauritius

The additional evening aircraft will operate up till January 31, 2023

By WAM Published: Tue 9 Aug 2022, 10:00 PM

Close on the heels of re-introducing double-daily flights, Emirates has announced plans to up frequencies to Mauritius starting October 1, 2022.

The additional evening frequency which will operate up till January 31, 2023, is in response to increased travel demand to and from Mauritius, and will boost connectivity to the island nation.

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, said, "We thank the Mauritian authorities for considering our request to operate a third daily flight. Air connectivity is critical to international tourism, and these extra seats will help us bring even more visitors from across our network to Mauritius, and accommodate rising demand. Emirates is committed to playing a key role to promote inbound travel, and support the government in achieving its goal of hosting 1.4 million tourists by June 2023."

The third-daily flight will boost seat capacity to and from Mauritius by approximately 35 percent, catering to the surge in demand and providing added support to the tourism industry during one of the busiest travel seasons.

The added frequency supplements the