An Aeromexico Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which flies between Incheon and Mexico City. / Courtesy of Aeromexico



By Jung Min-ho

Travelers who want to fly to Mexico from Korea can now do so nonstop.

According to Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC), Monday, Aeromexico has officially started operating direct flights between Incheon and Mexico City, the Central American country's capital.

"The new flights are expected to boost networks between the two countries," said Lim Byung-kee, head of the IIAC's hub strategy division.

Mexico hopes to take advantage of the Asian outbound tourism boom, of which Korea is very much at the forefront.

Aeromexico said 350,000 travelers visited Mexico from Asia last year. Of these, 76,000 were from Korea.

From January to May, about 28,000 Koreans have visited the country, up 2.1 percent from the same period last year. The company hopes the number will continue to rise.



The company said the direct flights will cut the flight time to 14 hours, compared with 18 hours when planes had to stop in the U.S. or Canada before reaching Mexico.