Emirates to fly twice daily to Mauritius

Emirates, one of the fastest growing international airlines, has announced the addition of three frequencies to its present 11-weekly flights to Mauritius. The service to the paradise island will be double daily beginning December 2. The 12th weekly flight was introduced on October 31 and two further frequencies will be added on December 2. They will be serviced by a Boeing 777-300 in a three-class configuration. Emirates flight EK3705 will depart Dubai at 1000hrs arriving in Mauritius at 1645hrs. The return journey from Mauritius, EK3706 will depart at 1820hrs arriving in Dubai at 0110hrs, the following day. “The increase in frequencies will undoubtedly create more opportunities for the Mauritian tourism sector and local economy,” explained Ahmed Khoory, Emirates’ senior vice-president, West Asia Indian Ocean, The island destination is very popular throughout our network and double daily flights will offer even more flexibility to travellers.” In January this year, Emirates and the government of Mauritius signed an agreement aimed at jointly promoting the island destination across the airline’s global network. The two parties have engaged in the development of a series of joint activities to increase the visibility and awareness around the island in the 126 destinations to which the airline flies. From : Khalij