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China-Mexico flights reopen amid manufacturers' Latin American push

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

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

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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