Air Mauritius is all set to resume its twice weekly direct operations to Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi from May 3, deploying its newly leased Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The aircraft with 18 business and 236 economy class seats is on a three-year lease from Carlyle Aviation Partners.
The A330 widebody will allow Air Mauritius to offer more frequencies and help it adapt its fleet to market and passenger needs.
Air Mauritius also operates six weekly flights to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai.
Krešimir Kučko, CEO of Air Mauritius commented: “We are pleased to restart our operations to New Delhi after three years of absence. Mauritius and India share a special relationship that is built on the foundation of people-to-people ties. Both countries are united by culture, ancestry, language and geography. In April this year, Air Mauritius will be proudly commemorating its 50 years of presence in Mumbai. New avenues are being explored with Air India in order to offer seamless connectivity via both Mumbai and New Delhi to/from a number of destinations in India.”
Separately, Air Mauritius has also confirmed that it will move its operations from London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Gatwick Airport (LGW) with daily operations from October 29, 2023
The national airline will boost its frequency from five weekly flights to a daily service to Gatwick using a mix of Airbus A350-900 and A330-900neo.
“London has always been a high-priority destination for us and as part of the commemoration of Air Mauritius’ 50 years of operations to the United Kingdom in November 2023, we are proud to announce daily operations to London Gatwick as from 29 October this year. This strategic move allows Air Mauritius to meet increasing demand on this historical route while using its most environmentally friendly types of aircraft,” commented Kučko.
Furthermore, Air Mauritius will resume direct seasonal flights between Mauritius and Geneva with two weekly flights using the Airbus A330-900neo aircraft from October 2 to January 12, 2024.
“We are pleased to note the excellent response of the market to the resumption of operations to Geneva. We believe that it will contribute to boost tourist arrivals from Switzerland, Italy, southern Germany and France. Direct long-haul operations have traditionally been our strength to secure competitive leverage and we are currently exploring other similar opportunities to expand our network,” said Kučko.
Air Mauritius’ main gateway in Europe is Paris from where it offers codeshare flights to nearly 40 destinations across the continent via partner Air France. Air Mauritius currently operates twice daily frequencies to Paris Charles de Gaulle.
Air Mauritius is also planning to acquire A321-200N to serve Rodrigues Island once the airstrip on the island has been sufficiently extended.