16 December 2013

Air Mauritius Ground Services handles Emirates A380

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AFTER HAVING successfully handled the first A380 flight of Emirates for the Independence Day celebrations of 12 March this year, the Ground Services team of Air Mauritius again did it this morning. The team went through intensive training over the past days and were all motivated to take Air Mauritius handling activities to another level with the daily handling of the Emirates Airbus A380 as from today.

André Viljoen, CEO of Air Mauritius stated: “We are delighted to have the opportunity of being the first to handle the Airbus A380 in Mauritius.  I would like to thank Emirates for their trust in our services on the ground and our team at the airport (from technical and ground handling) for stepping up services again to successfully handle the largest passenger aircraft operating to Mauritius.

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