AIR Mauritius is on its way
to becoming a R1 billion
operation in South Africa
and its 2018 financials in this
market were up 22% from
2017.
Regional manager for South
Africa and Latin America,
Carla da Silva, shared this
at the annual Air Mauritius
Travel Oscar Awards in
Johannesburg on February 21.
“According to the
Oxford Business Group,
the airline industry will
continue to expand and,
as a result, airlines and
aviation authorities are
pumping money into airport
infrastructure, route expansion
and fleet capacity,” she said.
She called on industry
partners to continue showing
support for each other,
adding: “We rely on the
support of our partners to
help us achieve this budget
so that we can continue
to grow frequencies and
schedules and introduce
new-generation aircraft and
technology in the region.”
Top prizewinner for the
night was Beachcomber
Tours, which walked away
with six awards, including Top
Performer, which the operator
has now won for the eleventh
consecutive year.
Other winners included One
Stop
Travel
and
Tours, who
walked away
with five awards, including
Highest Growth Partner and
Top Market Share Partner.
Travelstart’s Candice May
was awarded Most Innovative
Thinker. Cullinan Outbound
Tourism, The Holiday Factory
and Flight Centre Travel
Group were ranked fourth to
second of top
performers. The
Holiday Factory’s Matthew
Fubbs was named Industry
Personality of the Year, and
Thompsons Holidays’ Mary
Shilleto was greeted by
a standing ovation when
she was awarded special
recognition for her service to
the industry.
