Aeroméxico Dreamliner.
Travelers between Mexico and the United States will enjoy more flight options out of Houston, Texas, Dreamliner service out of Los Angeles and possibly new flights from Orange County.
Southwest Airlines received U.S. approval yesterday — and will likely receive that of Mexican authorities — to fly from Houston to Mexico City and San José del Cabo. Last year, Southwest attempted to have United Airlines and SkyWest Airlines bumped off those routes on the grounds that they were being operated only for the benefit of United.
The request was denied by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). However, both countries have the option of approving “extrabilateral” exemptions on routes where the number of airlines is limited by bilateral treaty. In this case, the DOT decided that it was in the public interest to approve the Southwest flights, on the condition that Mexico’s airline regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics, would look favorably on the proposal.
“We hang our hat on the peg of public interest supporting what we said in our application,” said Southwest spokesman Brad Hawkins, “which is that Southwest Airlines would bring low-fare pressure and Southwest value in these international markets.”
Aeroméxico travelers between Mexico City and Los Angeles, meanwhile, will be able to enjoy the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner beginning April 5. The aircraft will operate on four weekly flights between the two cities.
The route is a busy one for Mexico’s flag carrier, with more frequency than any of its other U.S. destinations, and a longstanding one, too. It has been offering the service for nearly 60 years.
Links between Mexico and California might also be strengthened soon if regulators approve an application by Alaska Airlines to fly between John Wayne Airport in Orange County and the tourist destinations of Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos.
The Seattle-based airline will offer service three times a week to Puerto Vallarta and four times a week to San José del Cabo if it receives the go-ahead from U.S. and Mexican regulators.
The only airline currently flying to Mexico from John Wayne is Southwest, offering flights to Mexico City and Los Cabos. The Mexican carrier Interjet operated at the airport for two years before leaving last July.
Sources: Dallas Morning News (en), eTN (en), OC Register (en)
Southwest Airlines received U.S. approval yesterday — and will likely receive that of Mexican authorities — to fly from Houston to Mexico City and San José del Cabo. Last year, Southwest attempted to have United Airlines and SkyWest Airlines bumped off those routes on the grounds that they were being operated only for the benefit of United.
“We hang our hat on the peg of public interest supporting what we said in our application,” said Southwest spokesman Brad Hawkins, “which is that Southwest Airlines would bring low-fare pressure and Southwest value in these international markets.”
Aeroméxico travelers between Mexico City and Los Angeles, meanwhile, will be able to enjoy the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner beginning April 5. The aircraft will operate on four weekly flights between the two cities.
The route is a busy one for Mexico’s flag carrier, with more frequency than any of its other U.S. destinations, and a longstanding one, too. It has been offering the service for nearly 60 years.
Links between Mexico and California might also be strengthened soon if regulators approve an application by Alaska Airlines to fly between John Wayne Airport in Orange County and the tourist destinations of Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos.
The Seattle-based airline will offer service three times a week to Puerto Vallarta and four times a week to San José del Cabo if it receives the go-ahead from U.S. and Mexican regulators.
The only airline currently flying to Mexico from John Wayne is Southwest, offering flights to Mexico City and Los Cabos. The Mexican carrier Interjet operated at the airport for two years before leaving last July.
Sources: Dallas Morning News (en), eTN (en), OC Register (en)
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