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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.
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.
"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
Mauritius, [a] officially the Republic of Mauritius, [b] is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about 2,000 kilometres (1,100 nautical miles) off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon (Cargados Carajos shoals).
The known and sometimes formally documented history of Mauritius begins with its possible discovery by Austronesians (not documented) under the Austronesian expansion from pre-Han Taiwan, circa 1500 to 1000 BC, and then by Arabs, (documented on Portuguese maps), followed by Portuguese and its appearance on European maps in the early 16th century.
Location of Mauritius. Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) off the southeast coast of the African continent. Since independence in 1968, Mauritius has developed from a low-income, agriculture-based economy to a middle-income diversified economy.
National Transport Corporation or CNT is a parastatal bus operator in Mauritius. The company operates 430 buses. There are 65 bus routes, some of which carry 21,000 passengers daily. The bus fleet consists of Ashok Leyland, Tata, UD Trucks, Yutong and BYD Buses.
British American Investment Company (Mauritius) Limited's investments range from financial services, trade and commerce, transport, real estate, leisure and hospitality and health care. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The group has over 50 companies under these divisions with presence in Mauritius, South Africa , Madagascar , Kenya , Dubai , France and Malta .