Emirates drops plans to operate Dubai-Mexico flights

Airline said it will no longer be commercially viable to go ahead with the plan

Dubai: Emirates has dropped plans to operate flights between Dubai and Mexico City, the airline confirmed on Monday.

This is a sudden reversal of earlier announcements that the UAE-based carrier was looking forward to expanding its network in Latin America by launching a service between the two cities.

Emirates was supposed to fly from Dubai to Barcelona then to Mexico City. The opening of the new route was envisioned to benefit both consumers and businesses between the two cities.

In March . . .