Effective June 1, Air Mauritius will charge for sports equipment currently, the first piece is free of charge.
On short- and medium-haul flights, sports equipment will cost 75 R1520 per piece. This includes flights between Mauritius and Runion, Antananarivo, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kuala Lumpur and Perth.
On long-haul flights, sports equipment will cost 110 R2230 per piece. This includes flights between Mauritius and Paris-Charles de Gaulle, London Gatwick, and Geneva. This will also include flight combinations of two short- or medium-haul legs.
Hiked excess baggage ratesAdditionally, from June 1, Air Mauritius will increase its fees for excess baggage.
Currently, the airline charges 50 R1010 for the first additional bag and 80 R1620 for the second additional bag on flights from South Africa to Mauritius, Rodrigues, Runion and Madagascar. This will increase to 65 R1320 and 100 R2025 respectively.