Air Mauritius to resume direct flights to & from New Delhi

(TAN): Air Mauritius is set to resume direct flights between New Delhi and Mauritius from May 3, the airline said in a news release.

The airline will operate biweekly flights using the Airbus A330 in a Business and Economy class configuration with a capacity of 254 seats. The duration of the flight is 7 hours and 30 minutes. Air Mauritius currently operates six weekly direct flights to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai.

Air Mauritius CEO Krešimir Kučko said at an event to mark the occasion, “We are excited to resume our operations to Delhi after three years of absence. India and Mauritius share a special relationship that is built on the foundation of people-to-people ties. Both India and Mauritius are united by culture, ancestry, language, and geography. This April, Air Mauritius is proudly commemorating its 50 years of presence in India. New avenues are being explored with Air India to offer seamless connectivity via Delhi as well as Mumbai to/from several destinations in India.”

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Air Mauritius will operate two flights a week between Delhi to Mauritius as per the following schedules:

MK 745 DELHI–MAURITIUS: Thursdays & Sundays, departing at 0800 hours and arriving at 1400 hours local time.

MK 744 MAURITIUS–DELHI: Wednesdays & Saturdays departing at 2115 hours and arriving at 0615 hours the next day.

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