The Large Carriers Are Entering The SSR Airport

10 years, 7 months ago - September 06, 2013

Thanks to recent infrastructure developments, widebody will shortly entering the international Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (SSR) Airport. Thus, from December 16, an Airbus A380 aircraft will Emirates Dubai daily journey Maurice.

Already on 12 March, on the occasion of the National Day, Emirates had operated a special flight to Mauritius Airbus A380. And, from May 2014, it was the turn of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Great Bretage to tread the Mauritian soil.
Other companies have also indicated their intention to serve Mauritius with the big carriers. Negotiations are currently underway.
While negotiations continue between the airport authorities of the country and the airlines for the arrival of large aircraft, Emirates has already indicated his intention to serve the country from Dubai, with an Airbus A380 on a daily frequency as of December 16.
For Serge Petit, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airports of Mauritius (AML), the fact that the SSR International Airport welcomes widebody propel Mauritius among the best airports in Africa. Abundant in the same direction, Bruno Mazurkiewicz, CEO of Airport Terminal Operations Ltd (ATOL), said that Mauritius is now positioned as a transit hub. It supports qu'ATOL continue its development strategy to make the airport a showcase home of modern Mauritius.
It should be noted that during the past five years, Rs 14 billion has been invested in the construction of a new terminal, the repaving and widening of the runway and the construction of an emergency track ('parallel taxiway'). The new terminal has five new positions in contact with air and seven air bridges for simultaneous handling of six jumbo jets.

Text by Le Matinal

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