Emirates Adds Mauritius Flight as Island Mulls Opening to Rivals
Starting in December, the peak of the holiday season travel, the world's largest airline will offer another service to the Indian Ocean hotspot using a Boeing Co. 777 twin-aisle jetliner, the carrier said. That's on top of two daily flights between Dubai and Mauritius now with the giant Airbus SE A380 double deckers.
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