Originally Posted by Cheetah_SA
But BA does serve MRU - ex London. And they already have the infrastructure there. I think they are hoping to catch some of the S Africans who love to holiday in Mauritius plus create a circular route for European tourists who want a beach and safari holiday. If it takes off I'd expect to see the frequencies increase.
The JNB-MRU service will be a Comair service, of course. If BA does their own ground handling at MRU rather than hiring it out to Air Mauritius, Comair would perhaps use that staff, although I'd expect BA to attach a significant cost to their effort. Based on a news article (Economist?) the Comair/BA relationship is somewhat acrimonious - despite flying as "BA" the two aren't in love, and Comair has begun a second brand to compete with itself in its BA incarnation. If I understand any of that, of course.