Emirates, a global connector of people and places, will serve Mauritius with a double daily A380 service from Dec. 1.

This second A380, which will operate as flight EK 703/704, replaces the existing Boeing 777 operation and increases Emirates' capacity on the route by 19 percent, further meeting the demand on the route and demonstrating the growth of Mauritius as a global destination. It allows an additional 165 passengers each day to travel to this beautiful island set in the middle of the Indian Ocean.

"Our daily A380 service into Mauritius has enjoyed exceptional popularity since its launch on Dec. 16, 2013, with more than 150,000 passengers having flown our flagship aircraft to the paradise island during this time," said Orhan Abbas, Emirates SVP, commercial operations, Latin America, Central and Southern Africa.

Services between Dubai and Mauritius and vice versa is operated in codeshare with Emirates’ long-time partner Air Mauritius.

“Since September 2002, Air Mauritius has been placing their marketing codes on all Emirates services operated between Dubai and Mauritius and will continue to do so with the commencement of the second A380 operation.

In December 2013 the codeshare partnership was expanded to include several points beyond Dubai, and over the last few months the two airlines have been in discussions to enhance the relationship and increase the number of destinations covered by the codeshare agreement,” said Abbas.

Minister of Tourism and Leisure for Mauritius, Michael Yeung Sik Yuen, said: “Since the launch of the first A380 to Mauritius last year, we’ve received a very good response from travelers, especially with our new and modern airport that can accommodate large aircraft. This new milestone will promote Mauritius and the airport as a ‘premier league’ destination in the Indian Ocean, being the only airport that will offer Emirates’ services using entirely A380 aircraft.”