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South African Airways (SAA) advises customers that the airline has cancelled today’s flights to and from Mauritius due to a severe tropical storm Fakir.

Tuesday 24 April

The cancelled flights are:

• SA190/MK950 of 24 April 2018 from Johannesburg to Mauritius
• SA191/MK949 of 24 April 2018 from Mauritius to Johannesburg

Wednesday 25 April

The upgraded flights are:

• SA190/25April from Johannesburg to Mauritius
• SA191/25April from Mauritius to Johannesburg to operate with A340-600 (42 Business and 275 Economy seats) instead of the A330-300

“We apologise for these cancellations, which were caused by circumstances beyond our control. SAA will operate a bigger aircraft, the A340-600, on the route tomorrow to ensure that our customers reach their destinations.
 
“The decision to cancel was taken in the interest of safety, after it was established from the Mauritius Meteorology Services that the aerodrome weather forecast created by the severe tropical storm Fakir would affect SAA’s operations today,” says Tlali Tlali SAA Spokesperson.
 
SAA will continue to monitor the weather conditions in Mauritius and will advise customers accordingly.

Rebooking Conditions applicable:

• Rebook onto another South African Airways flight  for a later date at no extra charge and subject to availability in the same cabin
• Change of cabin will not be permitted
• Rerouting is permitted with prescribed conditions
• This policy is applicable to South African Airways flights only, issued on SA (083) ticket stock and not on separate tickets of other airlines
• Tickets must be re-issued on/before 30 April 2018
• Travel must commence on/before 30 April 2018

Issued by SAA