History
In 1942, when Mauritius was a British colony the government decided to build a small airport at Plaine Magnien near Mahébourg, it was used to import products from the United Kingdom and its colonies, as well as for exportation. The airport was used as a military base for the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. The operations of the civil airport started just after the Second World War which gave a boost to the Mauritian economy.
The first flight to Rodrigues island was made on 10 September 1972, a Pilot of an Air Mauritius flight from Plaisance airport to the Plaine Corail Airport (now Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport) at Rodrigues, it was the ATR 25 and ATR 45 which then flight to this destination.
Later in 1986, infrastructural works were undertaken to accommodate larger aircraft. Thus, a new terminal was built including aerobridges to meet the expected increase in traffic growth and a car park attached to the new building and customs service for international routes. The new terminal consisted of two floors and could accommodate up to four aircraft simultaneously via aerobridges.
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