Emirates to add third daily Dubai-Mauritius flight

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Dubai-based Emirates will introduce a third daily service between Dubai and Mauritius from 1 December 2025, taking weekly flights to the island nation to 21.

The move, prompted by increased demand, will boost seat capacity by 30% on what is an increasingly busy route.

Searches for Mauritius have surged 41%, according to the latest data from Emirates, making it the second most in-demand destination on the Emirates network after Vietnam.

With its lovely tropical climate and palm-fringed coastline, Mauritius offers all of the beauty that the Indian Ocean islands are known for, alongside rainforest hiking trails and unique natural landscapes, from the dramatic peak of Le Morne to the seven-coloured earth of Chamarel.

Seven-coloured earth of Chamarel in Mauritius

The addition of the third daily service, under a codeshare arrangement with Air Mauritius, will provide convenient flight timings to support travel itineraries for customers from the Middle East, Europe and the Americas and provide seamless connections from and to Far East markets.

The new morning service will depart Dubai International (DXB) at 06:55, landing in Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) at 13:40 local time. The return service will depart MRU at 18:30, arriving in DXB at 01:10 the following day.

It will be operated on a wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft, while the other two daily services will continue to be operated aboard Emirates’ flagship A380 aircraft, with a weekly capacity of more than 15,000 seats.

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Emirates is the only airline offering services on the double-decker aircraft to Mauritius and the only airline providing seats in First Class cabins.

Commenting on the introduction, Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer said: “We have been proudly serving Mauritius since 2002 and our double daily A380 services have been a major success and contributor to the growth of the country’s tourism industry.”

This addition follows the introduction of a third daily flight between Dubai and Irish capital Dublin and forms part of a broader network expansion in 2025, with new routes including Shenzhen, Da Nang, Siem Reap, Hangzhou, Taipei and Rome; plus additional frequencies to cities such as Amman, Baghdad, Dammam, Ho Chi Minh City, Istanbul, Lyon, Tunis and Singapore.

Emirates’ continued growth comes after a record annual profit of US$5.8 billion for the fiscal year ending March 2025, making it the world’s most profitable airline.

The carrier was also recently named the world’s most recommended airline brand by YouGov’s Recommend Rankings in 2024.

For more information, visit www.emirates.com