We didn't have to rush to get up. We enjoyed our final Corbert Hotel's great breakfast buffet. Packing seemed a bit of a routine due to our recent trip across Madagascar. We arranged for a taxi to take us to the airport at 1:00 pm. We checked out early at around noon and spent our final hour lounging in the lobby watching conference delegation members and new folks arrive at the hotel reception.
It usually takes an hour to get to the Antananarivo airport from the city center. We got there a little faster and were able to check right in although our flight was scheduled to depart at 5:00 pm. We had lunch at the airport restaurant. The airport was nice, clean, and air conditioned.
Our Air Mauritius flight left exactly on time. It was a large new Airbus 330-900 neo. It was code shared with Emirates and we noticed an Emirates plane when landing. Some folks on our plane most probably transferred onwards. We disembarked with lots of visitor and foreign workers. It seems that Mauritius doesn't have enough workers to fill current jobs. They are inviting labor from poorer countries in the region including Nepal and Bangladesh. We had to wait a half hour to get through customs as they weren't well staffed either!
Our Airbnb had a suggested taxi driver. We'd communicated by Whatapp before our arrival and he was waiting for us to exit the airport. It was further to come to Flic en Flac than I'd imagined. We got to the apartment at 10:00 pm! We weren't hungry because the short flight had a snack that was like a meal. We had cookies and cashews as a bedtime snack.
This will be our home for close to one month. We should have sufficient time to explore this island!