China-Mexico flights reopen amid manufacturers' Latin American push

BYD's plans for new plant in the country could further boost air travel demand

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In May, China Southern Airlines opened direct flights from Shenzhen to Mexico City, the company’s longest passenger route. © AP

TOMOHIRO ICHIHARA, Nikkei staff writer

MEXICO CITY -- China's airlines are reopening direct services linking the country to Mexico after a hiatus during the coronavirus pandemic, as a wave of Chinese manufacturers set up shop in the North American production hub. 

On a recent evening, a gate at Mexico City's Benito Juarez International Airport was busy with Chinese passengers lining up for a Hainan Airlines flight to Beijing via northern Mexico's Tijuana. Hainan launched the long-haul route in July.

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