Calgary’s airport announced direct flights to Mexico City in a new partnership with Aeromexico on Thursday.
YYC Calgary International Airport said the airline will provide daily flights from the new terminal starting June 1, 2017.
“This service connects Calgary with Mexico’s primary business centre and creates additional opportunities for companies in Alberta involved in a number of industries important to both this province and Mexico, notably the agrifood and energy sectors,” Calgary Airport Authority president and CEO Garth Atkinson said in a statement.
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Aeromexico said the Calgary-to-Mexico City flights will seat 160 passengers using a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with a business class option. The flight will arrive in Calgary at 10:30 p.m. MT and depart for Mexico City at 11:30 p.m. MT every day.
The airport suggested the new service will create the equivalent of more than 300 jobs, adding almost $27.3 million to Alberta’s GDP.
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“Mexico is a key tourism, trade, and investment market for Alberta, and increasing air access to our province is critical to help diversify our economy, create jobs and grow Alberta’s tourism sector,” Alberta Minister of Culture and Tourism Ricardo Miranda said in a statement. “Today’s announcement puts Alberta on the map for Mexican tourists, investors and importers.”
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