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Update on outbound passengers of Air Mauritius Flight MK 745
Delhi. Post the bird strike of Air Mauritius flight MK 745 on July 24th, which led to
an aborted take off and passenger evacuation; an aircraft was ferried to fly the
passengers to Mauritius and the passengers were put up at Le Meridien and the
Maurya Sheraton hotels in New Delhi. The senior most Air Mauritius manager in
India, Rajesh Busgheet, immediately flew to Delhi to look after passengers comfort.
The replacement aircraft which was ferried from Mauritius and scheduled to depart
at 6:00 am from Delhi today, regretably was unable to take off due to a technical
fault which is being investigated and rectified by KLM engineers. The delay however
meant that the flight crew’s duty time expired. The passengers who had been
brought back to the airport have been taken back to hotels where they can rest
more comfortably prior to departure, timing of which is to be announced.
Air Mauritius sincerely regrets the inconvenience caused to passengers by the delay
but is guided by its uncompromising commitment to the safety of passengers and
crew.
25 July 2008
Air Mauritius is the national carrier of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Created
in 1967, it currently operates a fleet of five A340-300, two A340-300E, two A319-100, one
A330-200 and two ATR72-500. Air Mauritius presently flies to twenty seven destinations in
Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Indian Ocean.