Mexican Tourism Minister Miguel Turku Marques said that his country expects an increase in the flow of tourists to it during the coming period after the inauguration of the new airline between Dubai and Mexico City.
He explained during a press conference held on December 10 that the number of tourists coming from the UAE during the past year amounted to 523 thousand tourists only, an increase of 8.1% from 2017, noting that the opening of the new line will not only attract tourists from the UAE, but also from Asian countries, especially India, as expected to increase the number of tourists from Spain in light of the passage of the new line in Barcelona.
He stated that this new line comes within the strategy of the State of Mexico to diversify the tourist markets on which countries depend instead of focusing on five major markets, noting that Mexico received 15.52 million tourists during the period from January to October, 55.5% of them came from the United States, and 11. 4% of them came from Canada, 3.2% from the United Kingdom, 3.1% from Colombia, and 2.2% from Argentina.
He pointed out that the new route for Emirates Airlines serves the plan of the Mexican Ministry of Tourism aimed at increasing the number of tourists on a continuous basis, explaining that now there are many ways for tourists in the region to reach Mexico.
He pointed out that the new route started with one trip per day only, and it is possible to increase the number of flights per day, according to the volume of demand for the new line.
He explained that the new service is in line with Mexico's tourism plan aimed at opening new markets and enhancing communication with the Middle East, noting that Emirates is the 43rd carrier operating international flights to Mexico.
He explained that the launch of this service contributes greatly to the expansion of the company's network to communicate with the world by adding daily flights to Dubai and beyond.
Dubai has become a favorite destination for Mexicans, as the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing shows that the number of Mexicans who visited Dubai during the first five months of 2019 recorded a growth of 32% compared to the same period in the same period last year.
The first flights of the new route left at last Monday at 3:30 am and arrived in Barcelona at eight in the morning, and then left for Mexico City and arrived at 4:15 pm.
As for the return flight "EK 256", it departs from Mexico City at 7:40 pm and arrives in Barcelona at 1:35 pm the following day, then departs Barcelona at 3:15 pm to land in Dubai at 12 and 45 minutes That is, after midnight forty-five minutes, which allows passengers to continue their travel easily with short waiting times to many destinations in India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.