Mauritius is a beautiful island nation in the Indian Ocean between Australia and Africa. This French-speaking destination is a great place for a holiday, and vaccinated travellers can currently enter the country without needing to quarantine.

At the moment, getting to Mauritius from Australia is a bit of a challenge. With the direct Air Mauritius flight from Perth to Mauritius currently suspended until at least the end of October 2022, the most direct options from Australia are currently via Dubai or Johannesburg. But things will become a lot easier when Air Mauritius resumes flights to Perth!

The direct Air Mauritius service from Perth to Mauritius is currently suspended due to COVID-19, but the airline is planning to resume flights from November 2022.

From then, the Perth-Mauritius flights will operate twice weekly using modern Airbus A330-900neo aircraft featuring 28 lie-flat Business seats. The flight time is around 7-8 hours.

Unfortunately, Air Mauritius does not partner with any Australian frequent flyer programs. But you can redeem Emirates Skywards miles, Flying Blue miles or Air Canada Aeroplan points for a seat. On the off chance you happen to own Air Mauritius Kestrelflyer miles, you can of course redeem these for Air Mauritius flights.

Business class award availability on the Perth-Mauritius route is currently pretty good from November 2022 onwards, with up to four seats available for redemption on many dates that these flights are running.

If you have an account, you can easily search for Air Mauritius award availability using ExpertFlyer. You could also check the Air Canada website.

Redeeming Skywards miles for Air Mauritius flights

According to the award chart on the Emirates website, a return Air Mauritius flight from Perth to Mauritius costs 64,000 Skywards miles in Economy or 128,000 Skywards miles for Business Class. Taxes and charges of around $600 are also payable on a round-trip booking.

To redeem Emirates Skywards miles on Air Mauritius, you would need to use the Live Chat function on the Emirates website or call Emirates.

If you have American Express Membership Rewards points in Australia, you can transfer these to Emirates Skywards at a 2:1 rate. We’d suggest confirming award availability before doing so.

Redeeming Flying Blue miles for Air Mauritius

Another possibility is to book using Air France/KLM Flying Blue miles. However, with a one-way Business Class award costing 140,000 Flying Blue miles + taxes, this is relatively poor value.

Redeeming Air Canada Aeroplan points on Air Mauritius

With Air Canada currently selling Aeroplan points with up to a 100% bonus available, this could be a good option if you want to book a Business Class ticket from Australia to Mauritius.

Air Canada became an Air Mauritius partner in December 2021, making it possible to redeem Aeroplan points for flights with this airline. Flights from Perth to Mauritius cost 40,000 Aeroplan points for Economy or 60,000 points for Business Class, one-way. Plus, Air Canada does not pass on the operating airline’s fuel surcharges – there’s just a CAD39 partner airline booking fee instead.

You can even add on a connecting Virgin Australia flight from the east coast of Australia to Perth onto the same Air Canada award ticket, and the total price would be 50,000 Aeroplan points in Economy or 80,000 points for Business.

If you just booked a return ticket from Perth to Mauritius, the cost would be 120,000 Aeroplan points and CAD237.90 (~AU$256) in fees & taxes per person.

During the current Aeroplan points sale, you could buy 120,000 Aeroplan points for CAD4,200 (~AU$2,580) and get 120,000 bonus Aeroplan points for free. That’s enough points to book a round-trip ticket from Perth to Mauritius in Business for two passengers.

Emirates via Dubai

If you have Qantas points to spare – and don’t mind the extra travel time – Emirates also has daily flights from Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to Mauritius via Dubai. Classic Rewards in Economy are available most of the time on Emirates, but Business and First availability is more limited.

If using Emirates, beware that the travel time is well over 20 hours in each direction.

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Matt Graham

The editor of Australian Frequent Flyer, Matt's passion for travel has taken him to over 90 countries… with the help of frequent flyer points, of course!
Matt's favourite destinations (so far) are Germany, Brazil & Kazakhstan. His interests include aviation, economics & foreign languages, and he has a soft spot for good food and red wine.

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