Editing Air Mauritius (section)

===2000 onwards===
[[File:Air Mauritius A340 3B-NAV ZRH 2004-7-16.png|thumb|Air Mauritius [[Airbus A340-300]] at [[Zürich Airport]] in 2004]]
At April 2000, Air Mauritius had 2,000 employees. At this time, the airline had a fleet of five Airbus A340-300s, one [[ATR42-300]], two [[ATR42-500]]s and two Boeing 767-200ERs that served a route network including Antananarivo, Brussels, Cape Town, [[Delhi]], Durban, Frankfurt, Geneva, Harare, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, London, [[Seychelles International Airport|Mahe Island]], Manchester, [[Maputo International Airport|Maputo]], Mauritius, [[Melbourne Airport|Melbourne]], [[Milan Malpensa Airport|Milan]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], Munich, Paris, Perth, [[Plaine Corail Airport|Rodrigues Island]], Rome, Singapore, [[Roland Garros Airport|Saint-Denis]], [[Saint Pierre Airport|Saint-Pierre]], [[Vienna Airport|Vienna]] and Zürich.<ref name="FI2000-63" />

African [[medium-haul]] routes started utilising the [[Airbus A319]] following its delivery in 2001.<ref name="Marketplace" /> The [[Airbus A340#A340-300|A340-300]] was ordered by the carrier in mid-2005.<ref name="Airbus" /><ref name="Airadd" /> The A340-300 Enhanced was put on service on the [[Heathrow Airport|London Heathrow]] route in December 2006, soon after delivery.<ref name="Other News - 04/14/2006" /> In late 2007, the fleet saw the incorporation of the [[Airbus A330|Airbus A330-200]];<ref name="Other News - 11/16/2007" /> a second aircraft of the same type was delivered in October 2009.<ref name="Other News - 10/29/2009" />

In March 2016, Air Mauritius launched the 'Air Corridor' with its first direct flights to Singapore, which was previously served via [[Kuala Lumpur]]. The new route aimed at improving air connectivity between Mauritius and Singapore to stimulate the growth of passenger and cargo traffic between Asia and Africa through these two hubs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mauritius Pt 1: Africa-Asia hub develops with Air Mauritius 12th Asian destination, AirAsia X launch |publisher=CAPA Centre for Aviation |date=14 July 2016 |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/mauritius-pt-1-africa-asia-hub-develops-with-air-mauritius-12th-asian-destination-airasia-x-launch-291685 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731141118/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/mauritius-pt-1-africa-asia-hub-develops-with-air-mauritius-12th-asian-destination-airasia-x-launch-291685 |archive-date=31 July 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mauritius Pt 2: Air Mauritius faces intensifying competition and challenges in developing a new hub |publisher=CAPA Centre for Aviation |date=14 July 2016 |url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/mauritius-pt-2-air-mauritius-faces-intensifying-competition-and-challenges-in-developing-a-new-hub-291686 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731141111/http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/mauritius-pt-2-air-mauritius-faces-intensifying-competition-and-challenges-in-developing-a-new-hub-291686 |archive-date=31 July 2016 }}</ref>

[[File:Air Mauritius A330-200 3B-NBM HKG 2012-7-16.png|thumb|An Air Mauritius [[Airbus A330-200]] on short final to [[Hong Kong International Airport]] in 2012. The airline has the ''[[Red-tailed tropicbird|paille-en-queue]]'', a fish-eating tropical bird, as its symbol.<ref name="Tropical lifeline" />{{rp|41}} A stylised silhouette of this bird can be seen in the aircraft titles.]]

On 22 April 2020, the board of directors decided to place the company under [[Administration (law)|voluntary administration]] after [[COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritius|COVID-19]] related disruptions made it impossible for the airline to meet its financial obligations for the foreseeable future. The pandemic had a major impact on the revenue of the company while it was seeking to change its business model to address existing financial problems. The company will continue its operation, this decision was taken to safeguard the interest of the company and its stakeholders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://defimedia.info/breaking-news-air-mauritius-placee-sous-administration-volontaire|title=Air Mauritius placée sous administration volontaire|date=22 April 2020|website=[[Le Défi Media Group]]|language=fr|access-date=22 March 2020|archive-date=24 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424212328/https://defimedia.info/breaking-news-air-mauritius-placee-sous-administration-volontaire|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/89442-air-mauritius-files-for-voluntary-administration|title=Air Mauritius files for voluntary administration|website=ch-aviation|access-date=22 April 2020|archive-date=30 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430052410/https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/89442-air-mauritius-files-for-voluntary-administration|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/air-mauritius-files-for-voluntary-administration/138016.article|title=Air Mauritius files for voluntary administration|first=Graham|last=Dunn2020-04-22T13:23:00+01:00|website=[[FlightGlobal]]|access-date=22 April 2020|archive-date=23 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423180557/https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/air-mauritius-files-for-voluntary-administration/138016.article|url-status=live}}</ref> It exited administration mid-2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsroom.aviator.aero/air-mauritius-exits-voluntary-administration|title=Air Mauritius exits voluntary administration|first=Aviator|last=Aero|website=Aviator|date=30 September 2021|access-date=9 July 2022|archive-date=26 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626234050/https://newsroom.aviator.aero/air-mauritius-exits-voluntary-administration/|url-status=live}}</ref>