SAA strengthens Mauritius route

South African Airways is adding an additional flight on a Wednesday‚ bringing the route to double dailies on four days of the week (Wednesday‚ Thursday‚ Saturday and Sunday) growing the route from ten to eleven flights per week. The additional flight will depart on a Wednesday as SA 192 from Johannesburg at 08h40 to arrive in Mauritius at 14h30. SA 193 returns from Mauritius at 15h20 to arrive in Johannesburg at 17h45. The extra flights are already on sale throughout SAA’s distribution channels for travel effective 20 July. “We have experienced significant growth in South Africans wanting to travel to Mauritius. For the period January 2015 to December 2015‚ the number of South Africans travelling to Mauritius grew by 9.5%‚ passing the threshold of 100‚000 passengers a year. South Africa remains among the top three source destinations for the island of Mauritius. Increasing frequencies hold strategic commercial value for the business and forms part of the impetus of the airline’s Long-Term Turnaround Strategy‚” said Menon Ramasawmy‚ SAA Manager for Mauritius and Indian Ocean Islands. “Mauritius is an easy and comfortable four hour flight from Johannesburg so‚ once travellers have decided on a visit to South Africa‚ they can add a trip to Mauritius for a relaxing beach holiday‚” Ramasawmy added.