Monday, January 18, 2010

Aeroméxico to renew Shanghai service


Aeroméxico has announced that it will renew its twice-a-week service from Mexico City to Shanghai via Tijuana starting March 26. The service reportedly had been suspended due to visa problems (“reportedly” because the airline never gave an official explanation).

Mexico requires visas of citizens coming from China and from several South American countries. Aeroméxico launched its new route hoping to attract passengers lacking visas to the United States, only to discover Mexican regulations were keeping them away. Now passengers in transit will find transit visas much easier to obtain.

Aeroméxico also announced that it will be increasing service to Japan to three flights per week. Japan Air Lines, after 38 years, has terminated its Mexico City–Tokyo service.

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Jimm Budd
Reporting from Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers

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