Hello IFC, it’s been more than a month that I have been flying for @DubaiVirtual as Emirates 898VA and yesterday during the event at EGLL, I decided to set up a goal: fly every Air Mauritius A359 routes.
Reasons behind doing that goal
First of all, I have a Mauritian nationality and spent all of my life in Mauritius up to now!
I love the Airbus A350-900 of Air Mauritius, it is just so wonderful and it is my flag carrier.
Before I joined Dubai Virtual Airline (DVA), I almost every time flown the A359 of Air Mauritius but then when I joined DVA, I mostly flown the Boeing 777-300ER of Emirates and fell in love with that aircraft too! lol…
Now, since DVA has codeshares with Air Mauritius, I decided to fly all Air Mauritius routes available (22 in total) from that codeshares.
Goal (95% completed)
| Flight no. | Departure Airport | Arrival Airport | Scheduled Departure (1 upcoming) | Order - Completed (21/22) |
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| MK14 | Port Louis (FIMP) | Paris (LFPG) | 2021-04-07T18:30:00Z | 6 - Yes |
| MK15 | Paris (LFPG) | Port Louis (FIMP) | 2021-04-08T07:00:00Z | 7 - Yes |
| MK42 | Port Louis (FIMP) | London (EGLL) | 2021-04-17T14:30:00Z - According to IFC vote | 22 |
| MK48 | Port Louis (FIMP) | Geneva (LSGG) | 2021-04-11T03:30:00Z | 10 - Yes |
| MK53 | London (EGLL) | Port Louis (FIMP) | 2021-04-04T16:00:00Z | 1 - Yes |
| MK59 | Geneva (LSGG) | Port Louis (FIMP) | 2021-04-11T15:45:00Z | 11 - Yes |
| MK440 | Port Louis (FIMP) | Perth (YPPH) | 2021-04-10T02:30:00Z (cancelled) Reschedule: 2021-04-15T19:00:00Z | 20 - Yes |
| MK441 | Perth (YPPH) | Port Louis (FIMP) | 2021-04-10T10:30:00Z (cancelled) Reschedule: 2021-04-16T08:15:00Z | 21 - Yes |
| MK640 | Port Louis (FIMP) | Hong Kong (VHHH) | 2021-04-14T17:00:00Z | 18 - Yes |
| MK641 | Hong Kong (VHHH) | Port Louis (FIMP) | 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z | 19 - Yes |
| MK646 | Port Louis (FIMP) | Singapore (WSSS) | 2021-04-09T02:00:00Z | 8 - Yes |
| MK647 | Singapore (WSSS) | Port Louis (FIMP) | 2021-04-09T09:00:00Z | 9 - Yes |
| MK688 | Port Louis (FIMP) | Shanghai (ZSPD) | 2021-04-13T16:00:00Z | 16 - Yes |
| MK689 | Shanghai (ZSPD) | Port Louis (FIMP) | 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z | 17 - Yes |
| MK744 | Port Louis (FIMP) | Delhi (VIDP) | 2021-04-12T19:45:00Z | 14 - Yes |
| MK745 | Delhi (VIDP) | Port Louis (FIMP) | 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z | 15 - Yes |
| MK748 | Port Louis (FIMP) | Mumbai (VABB) | 2021-04-06T10:00:00Z | 4 - Yes |
| MK749 | Mumbai (VABB) | Port Louis (FIMP) | 2021-04-07T08:00:00Z | 5 - Yes |
| MK843 | Port Louis (FIMP) | Cape Town (FACT) | 2021-04-12T03:30:00Z | 12 - Yes |
| MK844 | Cape Town (FACT) | Port Louis (FIMP) | 2021-04-12T13:45:00Z | 13 - Yes |
| MK851 | Port Louis (FIMP) | Johannesburg (FAOR) | 2021-04-05T11:30:00Z | 2 - Yes |
| MK852 | Johannesburg (FAOR) | Port Louis (FIMP) | 2021-04-06T05:00:00Z | 3 - Yes |
Group Flight Posts
Here I will post the links to the #live:groupflights posts I may make less than 3 hour prior to scheduled departure from above table:| SN | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landed | Group Flight for MK852 @ FAOR - FIMP / 06APR21 / 0500Z |
| 2 | Landed | Group Flight for MK748 @ FIMP - VABB / 06APR21 / 1000Z |
| 3 | Landed | Group Flight for MK749 @ VABB - FIMP / 07APR21 / 0800Z |
| 4 | Landed | Group Flight For MK14 @ FIMP - LFPG / 07APR21 / 1830Z |
| 5 | Landed | Group Flight For MK15 @ LFPG -FIMP / 08APR21 / 0700Z |
| 6 | Landed | Group Flight For MK646 @ FIMP - WSSS / 09APR21 / 0200Z |
| 7 | Landed | Group Flight For MK647 @ WSSS - FIMP / 09APR21 / 0900Z |
| 8 | Cancelled | Group Flight For MK440 @ FIMP - YPPH / 10APR21 / 0230Z |
| 9 | Landed | Group Flight For MK48 @ FIMP - LSGG / 11APR21 / 0330Z |
| 10 | Landed | Group Flight For MK59 @ LSGG - FIMP / 11APR21 / 1545Z |
| 11 | Landed | Group Flight For MK843 @ FIMP - FACT / 12APR21 / 0330Z |
| 12 | Landed | Group Flight For MK844 @ FACT - FIMP / 12APR21 / 1345Z |
| 13 | Landed | Group Flight For MK744 @ FIMP - VIDP / 12APR21 / 1945Z |
| 14 | Landed | Group Flight For MK745 @ VIDP - FIMP / 13APR21 / 0400Z |
| 15 | Landed | Group Flight For MK688 @ FIMP - ZSPD / 13APR21 / 1600Z |
Details of Flights Completed
| Order | Flight no. | Route | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MK53 | EGLL - FIMP | Flown during the event created by @Ahmed1 |
| 2 | MK851 | FIMP - FAOR | Group Flight with DVA pilot: @Omkar_Rathi and @ECOFRIENDLY_TIME (who unfortunately could not take off with us) |
| 3 | MK852 | FAOR - FIMP | Group Flight with @applepro243 |
| 4 | MK748 | FIMP - VABB | Group Flight with DVA pilot: @ECOFRIENDLY_TIME |
| 5 | MK749 | VABB - FIMP | Pleasant Flight with a wonderful coast view at Mumbai |
| 6 | MK14 | FIMP - LFPG | Morning approach in Paris after a long Flight |
| 7 | MK15 | LFPG - FIMP | Group Flight with DVA pilot: @ECOFRIENDLY_TIME |
| 8 | MK646 | FIMP - WSSS | Group Flight with a Singaporean Pilot (@applepro243) |
| 9 | MK647 | WSSS - FIMP | Group Flight with @Disheng_Zhang |
| 10 | MK48 | FIMP - LSGG | Wonderful approach in Geneva after a long Flight |
| 11 | MK59 | LSGG - FIMP | Amazing views on departure of this Flight |
| 12 | MK843 | FIMP - FACT | Group Flight with @applepro243 |
| 13 | MK844 | FACT - FIMP | Group Flight with @AGSilver_04 |
| 14 | MK744 | FIMP - VIDP | Group Flight with Air India 99 |
| 15 | MK745 | VIDP - FIMP | Group Flight with Air Mauritius 111 |
| 16 | MK688 | FIMP - ZSPD | 11 hours long haul Flight |
| 17 | MK689 | ZSPD - FIMP | Another long haul flight back to Paradise Island |
| 18 | MK640 | FIMP - VHHH | Wonderful approach into Hong Kong |
| 19 | MK641 | VHHH - FIMP | Amazing views upon departure |
| 20 | MK440 | FIMP - YPPH | Overnight flight with morning approach at Perth |
| 21 | MK441 | YPPH - FIMP | First time ever approaching FIMP from south |
Note: Final flight is MK42 with an estimated flight time of 12h25min and departing at 17APR21/1430Z 2021-04-17T14:30:00Z
FIMP Airport Informations (Include recommend SIDs)
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (IATA: MRU , ICAO: FIMP ) is the main and only international airport in Mauritius. The airport has direct flights to several destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe and is home to the country’s national airline Air Mauritius.
SIDs
North: UTIVA1
North-North East: UDMED1
East: OSKAR1
South West: IBSIS1
West: SOBAT1
North West: TIBAG1
Other Useful Info
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Only one runway available, it is RW14/32 and RW14 is used for take off and landing in real life except if the wind changes direction.
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Elevation: 183ft
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Runway: Asphalt 11072x147ft, back taxi available for take off at RW14 (Rarely use though, even the A380 Emirates can take off without back taxiing)
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No. of gates (compatible to the A359): 10
There is 2 poll in 1 reply below, make sure to vote for the best day and time range for my final flight back to starting point London Heathrow. (goal closing flight → MK42: FIMP - EGLL)
Thank you for taking your time to read my post. I appreciate it. Have a nice day!
#screenshots-and-videos posts: Part 1, Part 2
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