Aeromexico to Launch Mexico City-Rio de Janeiro Service

An Aeromexico plane at JFK

Aeromexico announced it will begin new nonstop service between Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro on June 29.  Flights will operate four times a week, using Boeing 767 aircraft.

From Mexico City, flights will depart at 6:40 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, and arrive in Rio de Janeiro at 6:20 a.m. the next day.  Flights from Rio de Janeiro will depart at 7:55 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and arrive in Mexico City at 5:05 p.m.

The Boeing 767s are configured with 171 seats, including 30 lie-flat seats in premier business class.  Seats in premier business are 17” wide, with a pitch of 62”.

Rio de Janeiro will be the airline’s second destination in Brazil, and its 13th in Latin America.

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