Based out of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport and headquarters at Air Mauritius Centre in Port Louis, Air Mauritius is the flagship carrier of Mauritius. Created in June 14, 1967, Air Mauritius is the fourth largest carrier in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The IATA code for this Air Mauritius is MK.
Air Mauritius has won several awards and the most notable one being ‘The Leading Airline in the Indian Ocean’ at the World Travel Awards, 2011, making it the seventh year in a row ever since 2005. Air Mauritius offers safe, dependable service to destinations all around the globe and helps get you there! Whatever your destination, you can always rely on Air Mauritius to discover the best holidays.
Where does Air Mauritius fly to?
Air Mauritius covers major cities in entire world to and from Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. Air Mauritius now serves to 19 regional and international destinations. Here are some of the top destinations covered by Air Mauritius - Cape Town, Frankfurt, Durban, Geneva, London, Johannesburg, Maturin, Mauritius, Milan, Milan Malpensa, Paris, Rome, Munich, Nairobi and Zurich. The major routes covered by this airline are Delhi to Mahebourg, Mumbai to Mahebourg, Singapore to Mahebourg, Chennai to Mahebourg, Melbourne to Mahebourg and London to Mahebourg.
Frequent flyers programme
Air Mauritius’ frequent flyer programme is called Kestrelflyer. There are three levels of membership in this scheme i.e Red, Silver and Gold. This allows you to accumulate miles every time you fly. Also depending on the number of miles you accumulate, you will enjoy numerous benefits such as free tickets, upgrades, additional baggage allowance and more.
Code-share partner airlines
Since March 2014, Air Mauritius has code-share agreements with the following companies, Air France, Malaysia Airlines, Emirates, Virgin Australia Airlines and South African Airways for specified routes.
Baggage Information
Air Mauritius’ baggage policy states that for checked-in luggage, weight of each bag should not exceed more than 32 kgs. For hand luggage, one piece of 7kg is allowed if you are flying in Economy class and two pieces of 7 kg if you are flying in Business Class. Also, excess baggage is subject to extra charge.
What to do before leaving for the airport?
With easy availability of web check-in facility, you could avoid long queues at the airport. Internet check-in is available from 24 hours up to 3 hours before your flight's departure. Online check in is available for e-ticket holders only. Passengers holding paper tickets should check-in directly at the check-in counters located at the airport.