Emirates will fly twice daily to Mauritius from December 2. The 12th weekly flight to the island was introduced on October 31.
“The increase in frequencies will undoubtedly create more opportunities for the Mauritian tourism sector and local economy,” said 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.
More than 964,000 tourists visited Mauritius in 2011, representing an increase of 3.2% over the previous year.