Air Mauritius (IATA MK) is a full-service carrier based in Mauritius, a member of the - alliance. Across the corridors catalogued here it flies 9 routes from African airports, reaching 7 destinations in 5 countries, with home hubs at Port Louis (MRU). Most of these are intra-Africa and Gulf-hub business corridors. Its standard checked-baggage baseline is 23 kg, lifted by about 15 kg on diaspora and migrant-worker corridors.
At a glance
5 catalogued corridors on this site are flown by Air Mauritius (MK), a full-service carrier based in Mauritius with no alliance membership on record, with a 23 kg checked-baggage baseline.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| IATA code | MK |
| Home country | Mauritius |
| Alliance | - |
| Carrier type | full-service |
| Checked-baggage baseline | 23 kg |
| Diaspora / migrant baggage uplift | +15 kg |
| Hajj / Umrah charter service | No |
The 23 kg figure describes what Air Mauritius advertises as standard in economy, not what any given ticket carries. Discounted fare families sit beneath it, and those are disproportionately the fares that set record-low cached prices. The allowance printed on the issued itinerary is the only one the check-in desk will honour.
Our notes record a possible diaspora or migrant-worker baggage uplift of about +15 kg for Air Mauritius — an unverified figure, so confirm any extra allowance with the airline before you pack for it. Read it as a corridor-specific promotion: uplifts of this kind attach to nominated routes and fare families, are rarely honoured on a codeshare or interline segment operated by another airline, and usually exclude the deepest-discount buckets. Treat it as unconfirmed until your own booking class shows it.
Routes Air Mauritius flies from Africa — 9 corridors
5 corridors covered on this site are flown by Air Mauritius, reaching 3 destinations and totalling about 20 weekly departures, with block times from 2.5 h to 5.0 h. This is the African-outbound catalogue, not the airline’s global network.
| Route | Freq/wk | Block (h) | Market low (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg (JNB) → Port Louis (MRU) | ~7 | ~4.0 | $569 |
| Cape Town (CPT) → Port Louis (MRU) | ~4 | ~5.0 | $732 |
| Port Louis (MRU) → Mahé (SEZ) | ~3 | ~3.0 | $441 |
| Durban (DUR) → Port Louis (MRU) | ~3 | ~5.0 | — |
| Port Louis (MRU) → Antananarivo (TNR) | ~3 | ~2.5 | $555 |
| Port Louis (MRU) → Johannesburg (JNB) | — | — | — |
| Port Louis (MRU) → Cape Town (CPT) | — | — | — |
| Port Louis (MRU) → Durban (DUR) | — | — | — |
| Port Louis (MRU) → Nairobi (NBO) | — | — | — |
The USD market-low column is the cheapest fare our Travelpayouts cache has seen on that corridor across all carriers, not a Air Mauritius-only price; use it as a floor when comparing.
Passenger compensation rights
1 instrument covers Air Mauritius across most of its catalogued network: the Montreal Convention 1999, which caps liability at 1,519 SDR per passenger for baggage and 6,303 SDR for provable delay losses (ICAO limits in force since 28 December 2024). No EU261-style fixed cash compensation scheme reaches these corridors, so a long delay carries no statutory payout.
Air Mauritius’s catalogued African routes sit outside the EU261/UK261/GACA/APPR/DOT cash-compensation schemes; the Montreal Convention still covers baggage loss and provable delay losses on any international sector.
| Regime | When it applies | Remedy for a long delay / cancellation |
|---|---|---|
| Montreal Convention 1999 | Any international itinerary — baggage and delay losses. | Compensation for lost, damaged or delayed baggage (up to 1,519 SDR per passenger) and for provable losses caused by delay (up to 6,303 SDR), limits in force since 28 December 2024. |
| Regime | When it applies | Remedy for a long delay / cancellation |
|---|
What does not cover a Air Mauritius itinerary is worth stating plainly, because claim services will open a file regardless: EU261 — no catalogued corridor here touches an EU/EEA airport, and carrier nationality alone never triggers it, UK261 — no leg touches a UK airport, US DOT rules — no United States endpoint and Canada’s APPR — no Canadian endpoint. Filing under the wrong scheme costs weeks and ends in a rejection. Match the regulation to the departure airport and the operating carrier first, then claim.
When Air Mauritius is the right choice
5 catalogued corridors is the practical scope of this decision: Air Mauritius is worth choosing where it flies your corridor nonstop, where its 23 kg baseline beats the alternative, and where the schedule fits. Compare the block-time column, not only the price column.
You should choose Air Mauritius for its included 23 kg allowance and through-checked bags on connecting itineraries; diaspora and migrant-worker travellers gain from the ~15 kg extra-baggage uplift. Compare it against the other carriers on each corridor in the route table above before booking Air Mauritius.
The honest counter-case first. A single carrier is rarely the right answer on every corridor, and on a route where Air Mauritius connects while a competitor flies nonstop, the competitor usually wins on total elapsed time even at a higher fare. Compare the block-time column, not just the price column, on each corridor page — the difference between a nonstop and a one-stop routing on this site’s long-haul corridors is regularly eight hours or more.
FAQ
What is Air Mauritius’s checked baggage allowance? Air Mauritius’s checked-baggage baseline is 23 kg, normally included in its standard fares.
Is Air Mauritius part of an airline alliance? Air Mauritius is a member of the - alliance.
What kind of airline is Air Mauritius? Air Mauritius (MK) is a full-service carrier from Mauritius.
How many routes does Air Mauritius fly from Africa? Air Mauritius operates 9 routes from African airports catalogued here — see the list above; each links to a route guide.
Can I claim compensation on a Air Mauritius flight? Air Mauritius’s African routes carry no fixed cash-compensation scheme, but the Montreal Convention covers baggage loss and provable delay losses.
What is the cheapest route Air Mauritius flies from Africa? The lowest cached fare on a corridor flown by Air Mauritius in our weekly snapshot was about $441 on Port Louis–Mahé (MRU-SEZ) — a dated observation, not a current price; prices move with season, so search live fares before booking.
Sources
1 primary source cited on this page is regulator and government material, not secondary summaries. Each is listed with what it actually governs, so a claim on this page can be checked against the instrument it comes from. Where a value is missing from our own data we leave the cell blank rather than estimate it.
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AirHelp — flight-compensation claims — a commercial claims service, cited as the industry explainer alongside the regulator rather than instead of it.
Two-source discipline applies to every passenger-rights claim on this site: the regulator’s own text for the rule, and a commercial explainer only as a secondary reading. Where the two disagree, the regulator wins. Compensation figures stay in the currency of the instrument — euro for EU261, pound for UK261, Canadian dollar for APPR, SDR for Montreal — because converting them to USD would imply a precision the instruments do not have.
Fares on this page come from a weekly snapshot of Travelpayouts cached fares and a weekly fare-history log; frequencies, block times, baggage baselines and coordinates are this site’s own reference data. Where a value is missing we leave the cell blank instead of estimating it, which is why some tables have dashes.
Related
- Port Louis airport (MRU) — SSR International, Mauritius: 2 catalogued departure corridors and 4 arrival corridors.
- Flights to Kenya — country landing page: 6 catalogued corridors from African airports, carriers, visa row and the USD fare floor we have on file.
- Flights to Madagascar — country landing page: 3 catalogued corridors from African airports, carriers, visa row and the USD fare floor we have on file.