Air Mauritius today resumed flights between Mauritius and Sydney. Flight MK 942 was given a very warm welcome on landing at Sydney airport by the Sydney Airport Corporation, officials of Air Mauritius and the media.

Manoj R K Ujoodha, G.O.S.K., CEO of Air Mauritius says “We are delighted to be today flying to Sydney, Australia’s largest city.

From today, our Australian operations will include a flight to Melbourne/Sydney and a direct flight to Perth.

This represents a significant boost in capacity on our Australian schedule in response to forecasted increase in demand.

We would like to thank our customers in Australia and we are particularly thankful to the Mauritian community in New South Wales, for their loyalty to the national airline.

We are now on a growth path and will inject 15% additional capacity across our global network this year.

We will continue to play our role in promoting tourism between Australia and Mauritius, and developing Mauritius as a hub to Africa and Europe.”

Steven Palombo, Manager Australia says “It is exciting times for Air Mauritius in Australia. Travel to Mauritius has steadily increased over the last year. Air Mauritius is the only airline in Australia to offer direct services to Mauritius, now serving Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, providing passengers with the fastest, most convenient flight to Mauritius.

Air Mauritius is pleased to announce a  new service to its passengers departing from Mauritius which will facilitate them by providing departure information on their flights through  SMS.

This new service will allow passengers to reconfirm the time of departure of their flight without having to call a telephone operator by sending only one SMS.

All that is required is the following

For departures on the same day  passengers can type in the SMS their flight nbr e.g.  MK034 and send it to 2559090

For departures between from 24 hours- 72 hours , it is necessary to type in the date as well  e..g MK034 15Jul ( a space between the flight and the date)

A reply  with the departure time will be sent through an SMS.

For any for further clarifications please contact our office

Air Mauritius passed today its yearly EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) audit with zero finding!

 Air Mauritius Technical Services is approved by the EASA as a PART 145 Maintenance Organisation. This approval is a label of high quality and safety in the field of aircraft maintenance.

It allows Air Mauritius Technical Services to maintain Air Mauritius aircraft to a very high standard and also to perform maintenance of customers’ aircraft registered in Europe.

 The audit is performed every year to ensure that the different aspects of the maintenance organization are compliant with the applicable EASA Regulations and Requirements.

 Manoj R.K. Ujoodha, G.O.S.K., Air Mauritius CEO said: ” We are delighted that the audit went through without a single finding.

This is an achievement in itself and I would like to congratulate and thank the Technical Services team for their efforts in ensuring these results. Safety in an airline is a journey and not a destination. This is why we all need to continue to strive hard to maintain our safety standards.

Air Mauritius won the 16th World Travel Awards (WTA) in the category Indian Ocean’s Leading Airline for the third year running.

The airlines nominated in this category were Air France, South African Airways, Air Seychelles, Air Austral and Air Madagascar. The award was presented to Mr. Kamal Taposeea, Chairman of Air Mauritius by Mr. Graham Cooke, President and Founder of the World Travel Awards at the spectacular Gala Ceremony held on Saturday 7th November 2009 at Grosvenor House, A JW Marriott Hotel in London The awards are described by the Wall Street Journal as the “Oscars" of the global travel and tourism industry.

They are recognized as helping to raise levels of supreme customer service, innovation, and creativity, as well as encouraging high standards of overall business performance. Over 1,600 senior management and decision makers from the world’s travel and tourism industry were in attendance. The Miss World 2009 contestants stood behind the tourism leaders of their respective countries to lend their support.

Air Mauritius also competed for the coveted title of World’s Leading Airline among the very best airline brands in the world including British Airways, Air New Zealand, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Lufthansa Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas Airways, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Swiss International Airways, and Virgin Atlantic Airways.

Air Mauritius took delivery of its new Airbus A330-200 aircraft  in Toulouse recently.

Named  after the legendary aquatic plant Nénuphar, which grows in abundance at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanic Garden at Pamplemousses, the aircraft will together with the first A330-200 Trochetia delivered in 2007, improve our regional offer and will be mainly deployed on medium haul routes in India, Asia and Australia.

The aircraft is equipped with GE CF6 engines and will be operated in a two class configuration

• 24 lie-flat business class
• and 251 economy class seats.

Mr. Manoj R.K. Ujoodha, G.O.S.K, the airline’s CEO, who was in Toulouse to take delivery of the aircraft stated: “This new aircraft is a milestone in the history of the airline as it emerges from very challenging times for the aviation industry worldwide. Air Mauritius is, in fact, looking at the future with renewed confidence as it plans to grow capacity worldwide next year. The improvement in our regional offering represents a new opportunity to enhance our overall offering to our customers and partners.”

Since then, Air Mauritius has been promoting its new corporate identity. And today the company is pleased to see its logo truly take flight as the first Airbus A340-300 of the Air Mauritius fleet, sporting the new livery of the airline, goes into service.

Air Mauritius embarked last year into a complete reconfiguration of its cabin interior with new lie-flat seats in business class as well as a new design scheme inspired by local colours.

The company also reinforced its collaboration with Air France so as to offer its passengers a wider choice of destinations.

All these initiatives put into perspective the strategy of the airline and confirm its leading position in the Indian Ocean and as a key player in the island’s tourism industry.

Air Mauritius is committed to contributing to the success of tourism through constant improvement in the quality of its service and the level of its performance.

It is the aim of Air Mauritius is to renew the livery of the whole fleet in the next two years and it will also give an impetus to the all-round efforts to re-energize the company of Air Mauritius.

The first Airbus flying the new Air Mauritius colours has just touched down at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport this morning. The second bearer of our new visual identity will be the Airbus A330 which will be joining the fleet at the end of October 2009. 28 September 2009

Air Mauritius is the national carrier of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Created in 1967, it currently operates a fleet of five A340-300, two A340-300E, two A319-100, one A330-200 and two ATR72-500. Air Mauritius presently flies to twenty-four destinations in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Indian Ocean.

A helicopter sightseeing tour of Mauritius is a unique experience which should not be missed!

If you are planning a holiday in Mauritius a helicopter flip is a must. Mauritius is an island of great contrasts and offers many sights from its beautiful turquoise lagoon, strange mountain peaks, undulating  endless green fields of sugar cane fields, beautiful waterfalls, pristine coastline and much more.

For many their trip to Mauritius may be short, and it will be difficult to choose between the beach and the sea or sightseeing.  By helicopter, you will  save time and experience the  spectacular beauty of this emerald island is by air.

Air Mauritius is pleased to announce its special helicopter promotion which will allow the client to see the best of Mauritius by air.

An Air Mauritius helicopter ride of less than 1 hour, will give you a bird’ eye view of many enchanting sights including  picture post-card transparent lagoons, and other spectacular views.

Air Mauritius’ fleet takes on a new look as a new two-class configuration is deployed on its wide bodied fleet of A340 aircrafts featuring a new lie flat business class product. The reconfiguration will start off mid March and will end at the end of June 2008.

The first A330 aircraft, delivered last December 2007, is already equipped with 24 lie flat business class seats and 251 economy class seats. The existing A340-300C and A340-300E will............

Air Mauritius is pleased to announce the operations of its once weekly flight to Spain from 16 June 2008 to 13 October 2008.

The addition of Madrid to the Air Mauritius network now brings the number of destinations to which Air Mauritius flies to 26

The non-stop flight from Mauritius to Madrid and vice versa will be operated by an Airbus 340-300 aircraft with a configuration of 34 Business lass and 264 Economy class seats.