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Article #58: Airlines Continue to Spread Wings Over Mexico

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Airlines are responding to increasing Mexico resort cities this fall with six
U.S. and Canadian demand for service to more weekly flights from Los Angeles and
Mexico by widening service options to the San Francisco, thus increasing its Mexico
country's many destinations. With greater capacity by 22 percent. The carrier also
air access, the airlines contribute to plans to inaugurate non-stop services
boosting international tourist arrivals. between Los Angeles and La Paz, San
During the past six months, a mix of Francisco and CancĂșn, and Seattle and
major airlines and low-cost carriers in CancĂșn, as well as between Portland,
the United States and Canada have Oregon to both Los Cabos and Puerto
enhanced service schedules to different Vallarta.
parts of Mexico through additional Northwest Airlines' announcement of
frequencies of existing routes and the additional weekday frequencies during the
launch of new services. winter travel season between Minneapolis
"That airlines across the board are St. Paul and Mexico cities Acapulco,
increasing flight options to Mexico Manzanillo and Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo. The
demonstrates the high degree of airline, subject to government approval,
confidence the travel industry has in our will also include service from Detroit to
country, and the interest travelers have Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo that will operate from
in discovering Mexico for themselves. Jan. 20 through March 31, 2007, as well
Mexicans are known around the world for as a new service between Memphis and
their warmth and hospitality, and North Cozumel to operate on Saturdays from Feb.
American travelers will be welcomed with 17 through April 14, 2007.
open arms," said Magdalena Carral, CEO of Although Continental Airlines has not
the Mexico Tourism Board. added new services in recent months, the
Expansion of air transportation inbound airline is a strong player in the market
to Mexico is aligned with the goal of the currently operating more than 580 flights
Mexican government's comprehensive, weekly to 30 Mexican destinations from
long-term tourism plan to increase the Texas airports in Laredo, McCallen and
number of international visitors. With Houston, as well as from Newark's Liberty
21.9 million visitors in 2005, the International Airport and Los Angeles.
country is ranked seventh as an Continental did however, announce with
international tourism destination Alitalia codeshare expansion already in
according to World Tourism Organization place to provide improved transfer
figures released in June. services between Italy, Canada and
Among the airlines increasing flights is Mexico.
Delta Air Lines. In recent months, the Canadian airlines are also hovering over
Atlanta-based carrier initiated new Mexico skies. Air Canada will add 25 more
non-stop service to Mexico destinations non-stop flights per week this winter
such as Acapulco, Merida, and Ixtapa from between Canada and Mexico for a total of
Atlanta; Mazatlan from Salt Lake City; 61 weekly. The new routes to Mexico
and Puerto Vallarta and Acapulco from New include service between Toronto to
York's John F. Kennedy International Cozumel and Ixtapa, slated to begin
Airport. mid-December, as well as a
Frontier Airlines another carrier on the Montreal-Mexico City service introduced
forefront to expand service to Mexico, on June 17.
has announced plans to launch round-trip Sunwing Airlines' announced plans to
service between Denver and Guadalajara. begin this fall to operate one flight
The service will mark the eighth Mexican each between Montreal and Ottawa to
city to be served by Frontier. The four Acapulco on Wednesdays and to Cancun on
weekly flights to Guadalajara, slated to Fridays. Earlier this year, Sunwing
begin Dec. 22, are part of Denver-based started service between Toronto and
Frontier's plans to increase its Mexican Cozumel and the airline will operate a
service by 30 percent during the peak Sudbury and Cancun route for the winter
winter holiday season; Frontier will add season from December through March 2007.
flight frequencies from Denver to Cancun, For the winter season, Sunquest Airlines
Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas. will also begin services from Hamilton to
Frontier announced that it will begin Cancun and Riviera Maya starting in
new, non-stop service between San Diego December.
and Cancun with one flight weekly Mexican airlines also expand services
starting Dec. 16. The increased number of expanded routes,
Adding three new Mexico routes this year, however, has not been limited to
United Airlines' most recent launch was international services. Mexican airlines,
in July connecting Chicago and Cancun. particularly the low-cost carriers, are
The carrier had initiated its Los also boosting services. Private and
Angeles-Cancun and Chicago's-Puerto semi-private airlines such as Avolar, ABC
Vallarta routes in March. Together, Interjet and Volaris, as well as Mexicana
United serves 16 routes between the Airline's carrier Click Mexicana have
United States and Mexico excluding two launched low-cost flights to different
seasonal routes, Denver-Mexico City and parts of Mexico. Aladia, one of Mexico's
Denver-Ixtapa, which run during the newest airlines, is slated to launch this
winter months. The new flights to Mexico summer.
are offered via the United and the Mexico's domestic service currently
airline's low-cost counterpart, Ted. caters to approximately 2.5 million
Seasonal flight services to be added passengers, representing some 6.5 percent
during the winter months will include of Mexican tourists who travel via air
American Airlines' announced plans to within the country.
start one round-trip, non-stop service Flying beyond Mexico borders, Mexican
weekly from JFK to Mexico's San Jose del airlines Aeromexico and Mexicana operate
Cabo in the Baja California region, daily routes between JFK airport and
effective Dec. 16 through April 9, 2007. Mexico City. Mexicana will also operate
The legacy airline, which has been a route between Baltimore, Maryland and
operating flights to the Mexico market its low-fare carrier Click Mexicana will
since 1941, currently serves San Jose del launch a Cancun-Miami flight later this
Cabo with three flights daily from Dallas summer. Avolar also plans to serve a
Fort Worth, two daily from Los Angeles, select few of U.S. cities later this
and three weekly flights from Chicago. year. Within Mexico, Aeromexico is
Other flight additions to existing routes increasing flight offerings with new
include service by Alaska Airlines, which routes between Mexico City and
will lengthen its list of services to Villahermosa, Merida and Cancun.






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