{"id":25700,"date":"2019-12-09T12:38:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T08:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=25700"},"modified":"2019-12-09T12:38:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T08:38:33","slug":"emirates-takes-off-to-mexico-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/emirates-takes-off-to-mexico-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates Takes Off To Mexico City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emirates has taken off to Mexico City, marking the airline\u2019s first passenger flight to Mexico. Emirates\u00a0flight EK255, departed at full capacity with over 300 passengers, led a group of VIP guests and media on board, at 0330hrs local time this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Marking the importance of this new gateway in the Americas, the high profile delegation onboard the inaugural flight included Salem Obaidalla, Emirates\u2019 Senior Vice President Commercial Operations for the Americas; H.E. Ahmed Hatem Barghash Al Menhali, UAE Ambassador to Mexico; H.E. Francisca Elizabeth M\u00e9ndez Escobar, Mexican Ambassador to the UAE, Mexican Embassy; Fahad Siddiq Abdulla AlGergawi, CEO, Dubai FDI; Jamal Al Sharif, Chief Officer, Dubai Development Authority; Lieutenant Colonel Ibrahim Hamad Ibrahim Abdalla Al Maazmi, Manager Airport Passport Department, Federal Authority for Identity &amp; Citizenship; Khalid Abdulla Ahmad Mohd Raeialboom, Deputy CEO, Dubai FDI and Jannie Davel, Emirates\u2019 Vice President Cargo Commercial for the Americas, along with other VIPs and a delegation from the UAE, Indian and Singaporean media.<\/p>\n<p>Commanding the first leg of the Mexico City flight this morning was Captain Abdelrazaq Alfahim, a UAE National, Captain Gabriel Noltenius Hahnel, a Mexican National and First Officer Essa Alhammadi, a UAE National.<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft utilised for this morning\u2019s inaugural flight was Emirates\u2019 newly refurbished two-class Boeing 777-200LR which offers 38 Business Class seats in a 2-2-2 layout, and 264 seats in Economy Class. The flight will stop in Barcelona before continuing on its journey to Mexico City.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25701\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/500_dsc-9276w-893531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/500_dsc-9276w-893531.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/500_dsc-9276w-893531-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-25702\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/500_dsc-9225-612102.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/500_dsc-9225-612102.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/500_dsc-9225-612102-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-25703\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/500_dsc-9633a-734891.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/500_dsc-9633a-734891.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/500_dsc-9633a-734891-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emirates has taken off to Mexico City, marking the airline\u2019s first passenger flight to Mexico. Emirates\u00a0flight EK255, departed at full capacity with over 300 passengers, led a group of VIP guests and media on board, at 0330hrs local time this morning. 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