Mauritius Airport – SSR International Airport

About Mauritius Airport:

The Mauritius International Airport also known as Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (previously known as SSR Airport) is the only international airport in Mauritius.

The airport is located at Plaine Magnien, at the south east of Mauritius. The distance from the capital, Port Louis is about 50km and 45 minutes drive by car.

The Mauritius Airport is named after the first Prime Minister of Mauritius – Mr. Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1900–1985).

The Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport is owned and operated by the government of Mauritius. The airport serves as the hub of the Mauritius' national airline – Air Mauritius.

In 1999 the airport was expanded and redeveloped. The development work of the airport was completed in the end of the year 2000.

Today 20 scheduled airlines serve more than 35 destinations through the SSR International Airport. In 2008 more than 2.6 million passengers transited through the airport, and over 19,200 aircraft movements were recorded.

The existing airport terminal building is a two-story structure, with arrivals handled mainly on the lower floor and departures handled on the upper floor. The airport has a large external open sky parking lot.

In line with the government’s aspirations to welcome 2 million tourists by 2015, the construction of a new Passenger Terminal to the tune of 11 billion Rs (about 250mil Euro) is planned to be opened during 2012. This new infrastructure will have a handling capacity of 4 million passengers and delivering improved user’s experience.

Mauritius Airport Facilities:

Airport Parking:

The airport has parking facilities for nearly 600 vehicles at a time. Vehicles are allowed to disembark passengers and unload baggage along the elevated access road in front of the Terminal Building. Once disembarked, all vehicles should be driven to the car park.

Departing passengers having to return hired cars should make prior arrangements with respective agencies to leave the vehicles in the dedicated car park and hand over the keys to authorized representatives of car rental companies.

Car Rental:

Passengers can hire a car on arrival from several car rental agencies represented at the airport.

List of car rental agencies operating at the airport: ABC car rental, ADA Co Ltd, Avis, Budget Car Rental, Europcar, First Car rental, SIXT.

Airport Lounges:

The Airport of Mauritius offers two lounges, namely La Terrasse for departures, serving departing First Class and Business Class passengers as well as Premium Commercial passengers and the Arrival Premium Lounge, situated in the airport terminal building.

After long and tiresome journeys passengers can enjoy the calmness and beauty of these lounges including list of services for the comfort of the passenger.

Lost Baggage:

Lost baggage service is operated by Air Mauritius. The dedicated counter is located in the baggage reclaim hall, next to the conveyor belts.

Enquiries regarding lost property in the terminal can be made at the Information Desk near the Arrivals’ exit.

Baggage Storage:

Baggage storage facilities are currently not available at SSR International Airport.

Airport Immigration:

Intending passengers must hold a valid passport for travelling out of, or into, Mauritius. The passport must have a validity of at least 6 months.

The Passport and Immigration department at the airport can be reached at:

Tel: (230) 637 4107 / 8
(230) 210 9312

Foreign Exchange Banking:

Foreign Exchange & banking Services are readily available, both at Arrivals’ exit and Departures Check-In area. All major currencies are accepted by the moneychangers (Shibani Finance, Thomas Cook) and banks (Barclays Bank, Mauritius Commercial Bank, State Bank of Mauritius). ATM (Barclays, HSBC, Mauritius Commercial Bank, State Bank) facilities also exist outside the Arrivals' Hall.

Duty Free Shopping at the Mauritius Airport:

The Mauritius Duty Free houses a gamut of duty free luxury items, including top brand perfumes, cosmetics, watches, jewellery, liquor, chocolates and cigarettes.

The Airport Duty Free also has for sale a wide variety of locally made products like liquor, garments, local tea, and local souvenirs.

The prices of the duty free products are reasonable, with that, it is possible to find the same products while traveling in Mauritius for lower prices.

The Duty Free Shopping is available on both Arrival and Departure.

Mauritius Airport Map:

List of Airlines flying from Mauritius International Airport:

• Air Austral - Saint-Denis de la Réunion, Saint-Pierre de la Réunion
• Air France - Paris-Charles de Gaulle
• Air Madagascar – Antananarivo
• Air Mauritius - Bangalore, Cape Town, Chennai, Delhi, Durban, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, London-Heathrow, Melbourne, Milan-Malpensa, Mumbai, Munich, Nairobi, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Perth, Rodrigues, Saint-Denis de la Réunion, Saint-Pierre de la Réunion, Singapore, Sydney
• Air Seychelles – Mahé
• British Airways - London-Heathrow
• Comair – Johannesburg
• Condor Flugdienst – Frankfurt
• Corsairfly - Lyon, Paris-Orly, Marseille

 Contact – Airport of Mauritius

Address: Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Plaine Magnien, Mauritius.

Tel: (230) 603 6000

Mauritius Airport – Arrival Schedule

Mauritius Airport – Departure Schedule