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An Air Mauritius Airbus A330-200 at Perth Airport in 2014. Air Mauritius was set up in June 1967 (). [1] The airline had no aircraft at the beginning, and in January 1972 (), Air India started flying the Port Louis–Bombay–Port Louis run on Air Mauritius' behalf using Boeing 707 aircraft; this was Air Mauritius' first route. [2]
1.34 Mauritius. 1.35 Morocco. 1.36 Mozambique. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Air Mauritius; Morocco
A British Airtours Boeing 707 leased to Air Mauritius at Orly Airport in 1978. The company was established on 14 June 1967 by Air France, BOAC and the Government of Mauritius, with a 27.5% stake each; the balance was held by Rogers and Co, the general sales agent for Air France and BOAC in Mauritius.
It has direct flights to several destinations in Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe, and is home to the country's national airline, Air Mauritius. Airports of Mauritius Co. Ltd (AML) is the owner and operator of the airport, and the Government of Mauritius is the major shareholder of AML.
Brendan O'Regan established the world's first duty-free shop at Shannon Airport in Ireland in 1947; [6] it remains in operation today. Designed to provide a service for trans-Atlantic airline passengers typically travelling between Europe and North America whose flights stopped for refuelling on outbound and inbound legs of their journeys, it was an immediate success and has been copied worldwide.
"UN Location Codes: Mauritius". UN/LOCODE 2006-2. UNECE. 2007-04-30. - includes IATA codes; Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Mauritius - IATA and ICAO codes; World Aero Data: Mauritius - ICAO codes and coordinates
Even though Mauritius was a British colony, the British Overseas Airways Corporation (B.O.A.C) began to come to Mauritius only from 1962. The Mauritius-London itinerary took 26 hours, with 4 stops. In 1967, a Boeing 707, capable of carrying 160 passengers was introduced on the Paris-Mauritius line, decreasing the travel time to 18 hours. [1]
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