All Nippon Airways’ (ANA) new Tokyo (Narita)-Mexico City service will provide a much-needed option for the Asia-Latin America market, where trade flows are growing but flight connectivity limited.
Commencing from February 15, 2017, this trans-Pacific service will be operated daily on a Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 aircraft and will mark ANA’s longest flight.
This service will especially benefit Japanese companies with business interests in Central and South America, said Tatsuo Matsumoto, head of sales in Japan for Kuoni Japan.
“This is a busy – and growing – business route, especially for the auto sector because many manufacturing facilities and related technology companies have operations there or are setting up in Mexico,” he added.
Besides, ANA’s good connectivity with other cities in East and South-east Asia makes the new Tokyo (Narita)-Mexico City route a strong choice for Asian travellers keen to visit Central America, Matsumoto posited.
Junichi Tanaka, president of Latin America travel specialists Turismo Latino, believes the new service will be popular both among outbound Japanese leisure travellers and visitors to Japan from the region.
“A route like this also helps us to expand our operations and business in South America because it is easy to transit through Mexico City,” he said.
