Air Mauritius is taking delivery of its new A350 on Friday (20 October) during a ceremony to be held at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport in Mauritius.
The A350-900 is a latest generation aircraft and marks the start of a fleet modernisation programme that will see eight new aircraft (six A350 and two A330neo) join the Air Mauritius fleet within the next five years.
The A350-900 will fly to Johannesburg as of end October 2017.
Going forward, it will be on the Johannesburg-Mauritius route three to four times a week.