Last Tuesday , Emirates Airline announced its plan to launch a daily flight from Mexico to Dubai via Barcelona . This is the first route the company opens to our country. It will start on December 9th, 2019 .
Mexicans
do not need a visa to travel to the United Arab Emirates or to Spain , so it will suffice with a passport to use the route.
According to Tim Clark , president of the Emirates Airline , a direct flight from Mexico City to Dubai is not possible because of the altitude of our city. That is the reason why Barcelona was included as a stopover .
Every day, a flight would leave Mexico City at 19:40h to arrive at 13:25h (local time) to Barcelona . The landing in Dubai would be until 00:45h of the next day . The first section of the journey will last for approximately 12 hours , while the second will last for almost 7 hours .
The flight will be operated with two Boeing 777-200LR , with capacity for 264 passengers in economy class, and 38 seats in business class; the former will be distributed in rows of two wide seats. All passengers will have access to entertainment channels in Spanish .
In the first five months of 2019 , the number of Mexican travelers to Dubai increased by 32% in comparison to the same period of last year.
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