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Air Mauritius has returned to Sydney with a weekly flight on Mondays using A343 aircraft via Melbourne.

MK942 MRU - MEL: 1945 - 1240
MK942 MEL - SYD: 1355 - 1520
MK943 SYD - MEL: 815 - 945
MK943 MEL - MRU: 2055 - 1525

Air Mauritius will begin new weekly service to Perth, Australia in July. Flights will operate on Saturdays.

MK940 MRU - PER: 2245 - 1020
MK941 PER - MRU: 130 - 605

Air Mauritius will operate up to six flights per week next winter and up to five flights per week in the summer to meet demand on its service to London.

Air Mauritius will add a single frequency to its weekly flight to New Delhi effective April.

Air Mauritius has taken delivery of its second A332.

Air Mauritius and Malaysia Airlines have expanded their code share agreement beyond service between their respective hubs to include MAS service to selected destinations in Australia and Asia. The agreement also calls for MAS to place its code on Air Mauritius’ regional flights at a later time.

Air Mauritius and Air France have expanded their codeshare agreement beyond the Mauritius-Paris route. Air Mauritius will be able to add its code to Air France flights connecting at the Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport (Paris-CDG) to Europe, Israel and North Africa and reciprocally, Air France will be able to add its code to Air Mauritius flights connecting in Mauritius.

Air Mauritius will stop service to Syndey, Australia effective September 1 as it reduces growth and capacity owing to high fuel prices and softening demand. The airline will continue to serve Melbourne, which will see nonstop service. The airline will however operate services to Sydney for the winter peak period of December through January.

Air Mauritius will also switch its service to Switzerland from its current destination, Geneva, to Zurich effective January 18, 2009.

Air Mauritius will inaugurate weekly service to Bangalore, India on April 28. The flight will operate on Mondays using A332 aircraft.

MK746 MRU - BLR: 1930 - 255
MK747 BLR - MRU: 355 - 1030

Air Mauritius has sold and leased back its two B762s in a deal signed with a US-based consortium Marathon Assets Finance, Compass Capital and GA Telefis, signaling the begining of the end for the aircraft in its fleet. The aircraft will remain with the airline until February, by which time its A343s would be delievered, and the airline would have an all-Airbus jet fleet.

Begining April, Air Mauritius will increase its current 4x per week service between the island of Mauritius and Mumbai, India to 6x per week. The current flights, operated on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays will be augmented with flights on Mondays and Saturdays. All flights will be operated using a B762.

Air Mauritius has announced a decision to purchase three Airbus A340-300Es to replace its aging long haul fleet of Boeing B767-200s. Delivery is set to start in October 2006.