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Air Mauritius Enters "Voluntary Administration"

Air Mauritius Enters "Voluntary Administration"

BY TEJAS BHATIA 19444d AGO 0 COMMENTS
File:Air Mauritius Airbus A330-200 PER Koch-1.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
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Air Mauritius, the flag carrier airline of Mauritius, entered into "Voluntary Administration" yesterday.
 

The airline's board of directors made the decision yesterday to place the airline into administration because unfortunately, the airline was struggling financially before the COVID-19 crisis.  Other airlines have been forced to add liquidity to avoid bankruptcy and to keep their airline afloat.  Some are already showing signs of sinking like South African Airways and Virgin Australia.
 

According to Onemileatatime.com, the management at Air Mauritius had set up a "Transformation Steering Committee" which had an intention to discuss and address the financial situation of the airline. Although some progress was made, the COVID-19 crisis has caused much more serious financial damage. Due to the doubt of when the skies will be normal again after the COVID-19 Crisis,  Air Mauritius is left without many options to resolve their financial situation.

 

Due to the COVID-19 Crisis, travel bans are not expected to be lifted quickly. Although many experts are suggesting that travel will be partly back to normal, passenger demand, destination availability, and profitability are a huge factor in determining the near-future of the airline industry.

 

 

Air Mauritius A343
Credit: TheExplorerBlog | Arkin Si

 

 

Also, according to onemileatatime.com, over the past few years, Air Mauritius has dealt with financial problems. Last year, the airline reported a 30 Million Dollars USD loss, but the year before that, the airline earned a marginal profit of 5.2 Million Dollars. 
 

Currently, the airline has a fleet of 13 aircraft that is primarily comprised of aircraft from the European manufacturer, Airbus. The airline previously had 4 Airbus A350-900, but they leased two of those A350's to South African Airways. Unfortunately, South African Airways is in a even worse financial situation and is on the brink of collapse.
 

Air Mauritius is not the only airline that has entered administration. Earlier this week, Australia's second largest airline, Virgin Australia entered Voluntary Administration. 
 

What are your thoughts on the situation?  Let us know in the comments below.

 

Credits: onemileatatime.com , simpleflying.com , Samchui.com 

 

 

Tejas Bhatia
Tejas is an aviation photographer based in the DFW Metroplex. He has been passionate about aviation and photography since he was young and has pursued these interests by planespotting professionally, founding his school’s photography club, and joining AeroXplorer, where he currently serves as the Chief Marketing Officer. He strives to improve his photography skills by utilizing different editing platforms and learning from other photographers. Other than aviation and photography, Tejas has a passion for learning about Politics, Public Policy, and International Affairs. He is currently the Vice President of his school’s Model United Nations Delegation. You can view Tejas’ aviation photos on AeroXplorer as well as on his Instagram - @dtxjets.

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