Emirates now offers six weekly flights to Mexico City from Dubai.
The launch flight, EK255, took off from Dubai at 03h30 on December 9 with a full load of over 300 passengers.
The flight is operated by Emirates’ 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.
South African passengers can connect to the Mexico City flights from Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban via Dubai.