ApassengerchecksinforaflighttoMexicoCityatShenzhenBaoanInternationalAirportinShenzhen,southChina'sGuangdongProvince,May11,2024.AdirectairroutelinkingsouthChina'sShenzhenwithMexicoCity,thecapitalofMexico,waslaunchedonSaturday.ThefirstflightontheroutetookofffromShenzhenBaoanInternationalAirportat9p.m.(BeijingTime)onSaturday,andtheflighttimewillbeapproximately16hours,theairlinesaid.Theflight,coveringover14,000kilometersandrunningtwiceweekly,iscurrentlytheonlydirectpassengerroutefromChinatoMexico,andfromChinatoLatinAmerica.(Xinhua/MaoSiqian)SHENZHEN,May11(Xinhua)--AdirectairroutelinkingsouthChina'sShenzhenwithMexicoCity,thecapitalofMexico,willbelaunchedonSaturday,ChinaSouthernAirlineshasannounced.ThefirstflightontheroutewilltakeofffromShenzhenBaoanInternationalAirportat9p.m.(BeijingTime)onSaturday,andtheflighttimewillbeapproximately16hours,theairlinesaid.Theflight,coveringover14,000kilometersandrunningtwiceweekly,iscurrentlytheonlydirectpassengerroutefromChinatoMexico,andfromChinatoLatinAmerica.OutboundflightswilldepartfromShenzhenat9p.m.localtimeeveryTuesdayandSaturday,andarriveinMexicoCityat11p.m.localtime.InboundflightsdepartfromMexicoCityat1a.m.localtimeeveryWednesdayandSunday,andarriveinShenzhenat12:20p.m.localtimethefollowingday.MexicoisChina'ssecond-largesttradingpartnerinLatinAmerica.Withitslonghistoryandrichtourismresources,MexicoisalsoapopulardestinationforChinesetourists.ThisfilephotoshowsanAirbusA350aircraftservingthedirectairroutelinkingsouthChina'sShenzhenwithMexicoCityatShenzhenBaoanInternationalAirportinShenzhen,southChina'sGuangdongProvince.(Xinhua)ApassengerchecksinforaflighttoMexicoCityatShenzhenBaoanInternationalAirportinShenzhen,southChina'sGuangdongProvince,May11,2024.(Xinhua/MaoSiqian)GuestsattendaneventcelebratingthelaunchingofadirectairroutelinkingsouthChina'sShenzhenwithMexicoCity,thecapitalofMexico,attheBenitoJuarezInternationalAirportinMexicoCity,Mexico,onMay12,2024.(Xinhua/LiMengxin)CrewmembersofthefirstflightonadirectairroutelinkingsouthChina'sShenzhenwithMexicoCity,thecapitalofMexico,arriveattheBenitoJuarezInternationalAirportinMexicoCity,Mexico,onMay11,2024.(Xinhua/LiMengxin)PassengersofthefirstflightonadirectairroutelinkingsouthChina'sShenzhenwithMexicoCity,thecapitalofMexico,arriveattheBenitoJuarezInternationalAirportinMexicoCity,Mexico,onMay11,2024.(Xinhua/LiMengxin)ApassengerofthefirstflightonadirectairroutelinkingsouthChina'sShenzhenwithMexicoCity,thecapitalofMexico,arrivesattheBenitoJuarezInternationalAirportinMexicoCity,Mexico,onMay11,2024.(Xinhua/LiMengxin)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.