Air Mauritius is the national airline of the island of Mauritius flying regional and international services. It flies some 850,000 passengers to about 30 destinations.

Code data

• IATA Code: MK
• ICAO Code: MAU
• Callsign: Air Mauritius

History

Air Mauritius began in June 1967, growing out of the necessity for Mauritians to explore international markets and introduce their country to potential investors soon after Mauritius reached independence. It started operations with a Piper Navajo airplane, on a flight from Mauritius to Réunion.

Air Mauritius Airbus A319.

During the 1970s and 1980s, the airline operated Boeing 747s, in their sp configuration (sp meaning Special Performance), on their longer routes. Nowadays, all the 747s are gone, but they use the Airbus A340 type, with Boeing 767s introduced in 1988, ATR 42s introduced in 1997 and an ATR 72 introduced in 2002 for inter-island routes and one new Airbus A319. Air Mauritius is also one of the few airlines in the world (Aeroflot, British Airways and Pan Am being among the others) that have combined airplane service with helicopter flights, using the Bell range helicopters.

Air Mauritius has a large presence on European, African and Indian Ocean country airports, and the company performs a range of services in Mauritius for international airlines.

Fleet

The Air Mauritius fleet consists of the following aircraft (at February 2005):

• 5 Airbus A340-300
• 2 Airbus A319-100
• 2 Boeing 767ER
• 1 ATR 72-500
• 2 ATR 42-500
• 3 Bell Jet Rangers

External links

• Air Mauritius
• Air Mauritius Jet Fleet Detail
• Air Mauritius Passenger Opinions