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Air Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez (MEX) Tel: (5) 571 3600 Mexico City's only passenger airport handles some 19 million passengers each year and is situated six kilometres (3.75 miles) east of the Zócalo, Mexico City's historical centre. Major airlines: AeroMéxico (tel: (5) 133 4000; website: www.aeromexico.com) and Mexicana (tel: (5) 448 0990; website www.mexicana.com) are the country's two largest airlines. Several airlines have direct flights from Europe to Mexico City, including Aeroflot, Air France, British Airways, Iberia, KLM and Lufthansa. Other airlines include Air New Zealand, American Airlines, America West Airlines, Canadian Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Japan Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Qantas and United Airlines. Approximate flight times to Mexico City: From London is 12 hours; from New York is 5 hours; from Los Angeles is 3 hours 30 minutes; from Toronto is 4 hours 45 minutes and from Sydney (via Los Angeles) is 16 hours 45 minutes. Airport facilities: These include casa de cambios (bureaux de change), ATMs (Bancomer and Banamex), travel agents, tourist information, bars, restaurants, 24-hour luggage lockers, a telecommunications office, long-distance telephones and a wide range of duty-free and other shops. Car hire is available from Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, Thrifty and Auto Rent. Business facilities: Airlines offer business-class travellers access to their VIP lounges. Although there is a telecommunications office, post office and plenty of long-distance telephones, there is no dedicated business centre. Arrival/departure tax: Departure tax is US$17.50 (payable in Dollars or Pesos) on international flights and US$10.50 on domestic flights. Transport to the city: Fixed-price Transportación Terrestre taxis offer the safest and most efficient transport into the city centre. Rates start at M$50 depending on the distance. Tickets are bought in advance from booths at exits A, E and F. Maps on display show the different zones and prices. There are no direct buses into the city centre. A trolley bus can be taken to Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza and then a bus into the city. This journey takes at least one hour, often much longer, depending on the time of day. The services are available until about 0100. There is a metro station, Terminal Aérea, near the exit at the end of hall A but officially no luggage larger than a shoulder bag is allowed on the metro. |
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