Air Mauritius plans flights to Bangalore

With the number of Indian tourists to Mauritius (especially from South India) going up by 50 per cent in the last three years, Air Mauritius plans to start a direct Bangalore-Mauritius flight by mid-2008.
Going by the figures from the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority, India, around 37,000 Indians travelled to Mauritius in 2006. "We are expecting a growth of 10 to 15 per cent in 2007, primarily because of the higher carrying capacity of Air Mauritius," said Mr Rajeev Nangia, Associate Director, Mauritius Tourism. The airline recently replaced its Boeing 767s with A340 to raise its seating capacity by 70 per cent. Airbus A330 will be introduced in November, Mr Ujoodha said.
Air Mauritius is looking at their Indian strategy in terms of revenue with the target of Rs 100 crore in 2007-08. In 2006-07, the revenues from India were Rs 74.5 crore.
17/04/07 Moneycontrol.com

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Categories: Foreign Apr 2007