Earlier this week, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said that Qatar Airways would want to fly to the recently inaugurated Felipe Ángeles International Airport (IATA code, NLU). A few days later, Qatar Airways responded. Let’s investigate further.
What did Mexico’s foreign minister say?
On Tuesday, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard discussed the highlights of its recent trip to the Middle East. Among the things he said, Ebrard pointed out that Qatar Airways and Saudi Arabia’s new airline startup were interested in flying to Mexico City’s new international airport, recently inaugurated on March 21.
Marcelo Ebrard said,
“We spoke with Qatar Airways about air connectivity. I talked with the airline’s CEO, and he told me he is interested in flying to the Felipe Ángeles. They would get to the Felipe Ángeles, he just told me. He (Mr. Akbar Al Baker) wants to operate in Mexico because Emirates is already here, and the…