Emirates has announced expanding its frequency to Mauritius with an additional daily evening fight.
The new flight service will operate from October 1 till January 31, 2023, the airline said.
The additional flight service comes close on the heels of Emirates re-introducing double-daily flights to Mauritius.
The third-daily flight will boost Emirates’ seat capacity to and from Mauritius by approximately 35 percent.
“The additional evening frequency is in response to increased travel demand to and from Mauritius, and will boost connectivity to the island nation,” the airline said.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and chairman and chief executive of Emirates Airline and Group, expressed his gratitude to the Mauritian authorities for considering the 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,” Al Maktoum said.
He said Emirates was 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.
Emirates said travellers departing Mauritius will have ample choice to connect seamlessly to Dubai, and also onwards to Emirates’ global network of 130 destinations.
All three daily flights offer code sharing with Air Mauritius to allow greater access and a seamless travel experience to and from the island nation.
In May this year, Emirates renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) aimed at jointly promoting the island destination across Emirates’ global network.
Mauritius is a very popular leisure destination, and continues to experience consistent growth post-pandemic.
In addition to carrying more passengers, Emirates’ third-daily flight between Dubai and Mauritius will provide around 30-40 tonnes of cargo belly-hold capacity for businesses, further opening global trade lanes through enhanced import and export opportunities.
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