This represents more than 20% of the total number of tourists landing in Mauritius during the 2022 – 2025 period. From March 29th, Emirates will operate flights EK709 and EK710 with retrofitted Boeing 777 featuring Premium Economy.
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Currently, Emirates operates two daily A380 services and a third daily flight with a Boeing 777 aircraft, offering around 10,500 seats into Mauritius weekly.
Last year, Emirates brought close to 309,000 tourists into Mauritius from key source markets across Europe including the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, France, Italy, Belgium, Poland, the Netherlands and Switzerland, among others. The airline has also worked with travel industry partners to cultivate other key leisure source markets like the United States, China, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, significantly uplifting visitor arrivals while adding considerable momentum to Mauritius’ tourism growth.
According to the latest official tourism figures, Mauritius welcomed a record 1,436,250 visitors in 2025, a 3.9% rise over 2024 tourist arrivals. Emirates matched this momentum, delivering a 5.7% increase in tourists flown to Mauritius in 2025 over the previous year.