Emirates to Operate Triple Daily Flights to Mauritius

(10 August 2022, 11:40 +07)  Emirates plans to increase the frequency of flights to Mauritius, effective 1 October 2022.

Emirates’ third-daily flight to the beautiful island in the Indian Ocean will operate up to 31 January 2023.

Flight EK 709 is scheduled to depart from Dubai at 22:10, arriving in Mauritius at 04:45. The return leg, EK 710, is timed to leave Mauritius at 06:30, arriving in Dubai at 13:05.

Emirates A380 reg: A6-EOB. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com

The extra flight, which supplements the existing double-daily Airbus A380 services, will boost seat capacity to and from Mauritius by approximately 35% and will help the airline cater to the surge in demand during one of the busiest travel seasons.

The additional flight will also provide around 30-40 tonnes of cargo belly-hold capacity for businesses, further opening global trade lanes through enhanced import and export opportunities.

HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & 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 airline first started operations to Mauritius in September 2002 with thrice weekly flights.