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New Flights From China To Mauritius To Meet Tourism Demand

New Flights From China To Mauritius To Meet Tourism Demand

There will be a  new direct flight starting June 27 from Shenzhen in southern China’s Guangdong province to Port Louis, capital city of Mauritius.

“The flight CZ6659, operated by China Southern Airlines, will run once a week, taking off from Shenzhen at 23:00 local time every Friday and arriving in Port Louis at 4:30 local time, according to the China office of Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA),” reports Want China Times.  There are already three flights between China, in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai respectively, and Mauritius.

More and more Chinese travelers are visiting the African nation.  The island destination received 41,000 Chinese visitors in 2013, up from the previous year’s 19,000, according to the MTPA.