Hainan Airlines Opens Direct Air Route Between China and Mexico
Xu Wei
DATE:  Mar 24 2018
/ SOURCE:  Yicai
Hainan Airlines Opens Direct Air Route Between China and Mexico Hainan Airlines Opens Direct Air Route Between China and Mexico

(Yicai Global) March 23 -- Hainan Airlines Co. inaugurated a Beijing-Tijuana-Mexico City direct air route, marking China's first non-stop flight service to Mexico, state-run People's Daily reported on its website. The new route underscores growing bilateral ties between the two countries, it said.

The maiden flight HU7925 departed from Beijing at 18:30 local time on March 21, made a stopover in Tijuana, a border city in northwest Mexico, just south of California, the U.S., and arrived in Juarez International Airport, Mexico City, at 12:00 (Beijing time) on March 22.

Among the passengers who took the first direct flight was Jose Luis Bernal, Mexico's ambassador to China. The opening of the new direct route is in response to the instructions by the leaders of the two countries on the basis of a comprehensive strategic partnership, he said. The new route will make Mexico a preferred destination for more Chinese tourists and enhance China-Mexico diplomatic relations, the ambassador added.

"Mexico is a very important partner [for China], not just in Latin America, but also worldwide," state Xinhua News Agency quoted Qiu Xiaoqi, China's ambassador to Mexico, as saying. "With this new flight we are going to see more business and tourism flows, and in this way, the two countries will be able to get closer each day," Qiu added.

Hainan Airlines will operate three flights per week between China and Mexico, using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. It also offers pickup and delivery services for business class passengers, as well as cargo and multimodal transport services jointly run with foreign airline partners.

The new direct route will provide more convenience for travelers and boost cooperation between China and Latin American countries including Mexico, said Xu Jun, president of Hainan Airlines.

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