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there only on a purpose.
The trip there is either by boat on
board the
Mauritius Pride or by air
on the Dornier aircraft which belongs to the Coast Guard department of
the Mauritian Police force. The flight takes about three hours and the
plane flies at an altitude of ten thousand feet at a speed of about two
hundred knots. No snack is served on board so passengers must cater for
their own food. They also travel at their own risks and in case of an
accident neither the passenger nor his heirs can claim any damage from
the Government. A paper to that effect is signed by each passenger prior
to departure, both in Mauritius and in Agalega for the return trip.
Travelling on the Dornier can be a rattling experience. The plane is
neither pressurized nor air conditioned. It is cold inside and the
engine noise is severely felt.