Health Alert – U. S. Embassy Port Louis, Mauritius

Health Alert – U. S. Embassy Port Louis, Mauritius (December 3, 2021) 

Location: Mauritius, Seychelles, and Reunion (Fr)

Event: On November 26, the White House announced a travel restriction for certain travelers physically present within the Republic of Botswana, the Kingdom of Eswatini, the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mozambique, the Republic of Namibia, the Republic of South Africa, and the Republic of Zimbabwe due to the detection of a variant of the SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The policy does not apply to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents and certain other categories of travelers. See the text of the announcement here. The new restrictions and requirements took effect on November 29.

As always, U.S. citizens are reminded that transportation schedules can change without notice. Please check with airlines/carriers regarding flight cancellations and/or restrictions and keep apprised of the testing and vaccine requirements for any country you are transiting. The U.S. Embassy urges U.S. citizens to have a departure plan that does not depend on U.S. government assistance. U.S. citizens are also encouraged to read our webpage on What the Department of State Can and Can’t do in a Crisis (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/emergencies/what-state-dept-can-cant-do-crisis.html). 

 

Mauritius:

Please see contact information for airlines operating from Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport below. 

Website:  https://mauritius-airport.atol.aero/

Telephone: +230 603 8000

 

Air Mauritius

Website: https://www.airmauritius.com/

Telephone: (230) 207-7575; Airport: (230) 603-3030

Email: reservations_mru@airmauritius.com

 

Emirates

Website: https://www.emirates.com/mu/english/destinations/flights-from-mauritius.aspx

Telephone: (230) 204-7700

Email: ekmrures@emirates.com

 

Air France

Website: https://wwws.airfrance.mu/

Telephone: (230) 202-6794

Email: mail.mruhelpdeskaf@airfrance.fr

 

British Airways

Website: https://www.britishairways.com/

Tel: (230) 405-2929 (Head office); Airport office: (230) 603-5903

Email:sandra.waichoon@ba.com or halina.russie@ba.com

 

 

Seychelles:

Please see contact information for airlines operating from Seychelles International Airport below. 

Website:  https://seychellesairports.sc/

Tel: +248 438 40 69

Email:  customerservice@scaa.sc; enquiries@scaa.sc

 

Air Seychelles

Website:  www.airseychelles.com

Telephone: +248 4 39 10 00

Email:  info@airseychelles.com

 

Emirates

Website:  www.emirates.com

Telephone: +248 4 29 76 76

Email:  ekseychelles@emirates.com

 

Turkish Airlines

Website:  https://www.turkishairlines.com

Telephone: (+248) 437 6555

Email:  sezops@thy.com

 

Condor

Website:  www.condor.com

Telephone: +248 4288907

Email:  info@masonstravel.com

 

Etihad Airways

Website:  www.etihadairways.com

Telephone: +248 4391000

Email:  callcenter@airseychelles.com

 

Edelweiss Air

Website:  https://seychellesairports.sc/edelweiss-air/

Telephone: +248 428 88 88 (+248) 428 88 88

Email:  webreservations@masonstravel.com; webenquiry@masonstravel.com

 

QATAR Airways

Website: https://seychellesairports.sc/qatar-airways/

Telephone: +248 430 36 00

Email:  sezkzqr@sc.qatarairways.com

 

Kenya Airways

Website:  https://seychellesairports.sc/kenya-airways/; www.kenya-airways.com

Telephone: +248 4322989

Email:   sez.sales@kenya-airways.com / kenneth.mutinda@kenya-airways.com

 

Ethiopian Airlines

Website:  www.ethiopianairlines.com

Telephone: 248 4288807/8/9

Email:  meront@ethiopianairlines.com

 

 

Reunion:    

Please see contact information for airlines operating from Aéroport de la Réunion Roland Garros below.

Website:  https://www.reunion.aeroport.fr/

Telephone:  +262 262 48 81 81

 

Air France

Website: https://wwws.airfrance.re/

Telephone: +33 9 70 01 98 02

 

Air Austral

Website: https://www.air-austral.com

Telephone: +33 825 013 012 

Email: reservation@air-austral.com

 

French Bee

Website: https://us.frenchbee.com/en/destinations/reunion-island

 

Air Mauritius

Website: https://www.reunion.fr/offres/air-mauritius-saint-denis-fr-559065/

Telephone: +262 2 62 94 83 83

 

Corsair

Website: https://www.flycorsair.com/fr/ocean-indien/ile-de-la-reunion

 

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