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Emirates to put second A380 on Mauritius route

Friday, 4 July 20143 min read

Emirates will serve Mauritius with a double daily A380 service from December 1 this year.’¨

This second A380, which will operate as flight EK 703/704, replaces the existing Boeing 777 operation and increases Emirates’ capacity on the route by 19% – or an extra 165 passengers each day.

The first daily A380 service into Mauritius was launched in December 2013.

Services between Dubai and Mauritius are operated in codeshare with Emirates’ long-time partner Air Mauritius.

The two airlines are now in discussions to increase the number of destinations covered by the codeshare agreement.