ANA, Japan’s leading airline, will launch direct flights between Tokyo’s Narita Airport and Mexico’s capital Mexico City beginning February 15th, 2017. ANA becomes the first airline to operate direct flights daily between Japan and Mexico.
The new route will greatly increase convenience and flexibility for business and leisure passengers between the two countries, as well as passengers from other Asian countries taking advantage of smooth transfers at Narita Airport. Mexico City becomes the 42nd international destination in ANA’s wide reaching network.
The new route will become ANA’s longest flight, and will be operated using a Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 to ensure that all passengers have a comfortable in-flight experience.
Mexico has signed free-trade agreements with more than 40 countries around the world including Japan and the United States, and is increasingly gaining attention as an attractive manufacturing and export hub. The economic ties between Japan and Mexico, particularly in the automotive industry, are growing stronger every year. In the five year period starting in 2010, direct investment in Mexico from Japan increased by approximately 2.7 time, while the the number of Japanese-owned companies setting up operations in Mexico roughly doubled. Economic cooperation between Japan and Mexico is expected to expand further.
Flights on the Narita to Mexico City route will begin on February 15, 2017 (Wednesday), according to the timetable below*.
*These schedules are subject to the agreement of the relevant authorities, and subject to change.
| Route | Narita＝Mexico City |
Timetable
(local time)
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NH180 Narita 16:40(Dep） ⇒Mexico City 13:55 (Arr)
NH179** Mexico City 01:00(Dep) ⇒Narita 06:35 +1 (Arr)
Daily services
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| Aircraft |
Boeing 787-8
46 Business Class seats, 123 Economy Class seats
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