Air Mauritius takes delivery of first A350 XWB

Air Mauritius has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 aircraft, opening a new chapter for the Indian Ocean carrier. The aircraft, leased from AerCap, was delivered during a ceremony on October 20. The Mauritian based airline has chosen a two class layout with a total of 326 seats comprising 28 in Business Class and 298 in Economy Class. The A350-900 is equipped with Air Mauritius’ latest cabin products including new seats, an all-new inflight entertainment system and inflight connectivity. This A350-900 is the first of six to be delivered to Air Mauritius. Four will be purchased directly from Airbus and two leased from AerCap. The carrier will deploy the aircraft on its expanding route network connecting Mauritius with Asia, Africa and Europe.