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