Air Transat commenced two new seasonal routes from Cancun on Wednesday 18 February, to Charlottetown and Fredericton respectively. Both the 3,535-kilometre service to Charlottetown and the 3,320-kilometre flight to Fredericton will be maintained weekly with the A321 aircraft. The carrier faces competition only on the latter route, where WestJet also operates a weekly service. Both […]
March 2, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Breeze introduced a new international service on Saturday 17 January by launching flights between Charleston and Cancun. The 1,480-kilometre route will be maintained weekly with the A220-300 aircraft. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. Flight MX396 departs Charleston at 15:05 local time, arriving in Cancun at 17:55. The return service, operating as flight MX397, takes off […]
January 26, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Breeze introduced its first international service on Saturday 10 January by launching flights between Norfolk and Cancun. The 2,040-kilometre route will initially be maintained weekly with the A220-300 aircraft, increasing to 2-weekly from May. The carrier faces no competition on the route. Flight MX422 departs Norfolk at 12:20 local time, arriving in Cancun at 16:00. […]
January 19, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Aer Lingus commenced seasonal flights between Dublin and Cancun on Tuesday 6 January. The 7,540-kilometre service will be maintained 3-weekly, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with the 307-seat A330-300 aircraft. The carrier faces no competition on the route. Flight EI143 departs Dublin at 13:30 local time, arriving in Cancun at 19:20 local time. The return […]
January 12, 2026 | Latest Route News +
American introduced flights between Oklahoma City and Cancun on Saturday 8 November, marking the US city’s first international service in decades. The 1,905-kilometre route will be maintained weekly with the 737-800 aircraft. Flight AA655 departs Oklahoma City at 09:01 local time, arriving in Cancun at 13:05 local time. The return service, operating as flight AA656, […]
November 19, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Virgin Atlantic commenced seasonal flights between London LHR and Cancun on Sunday 19 October. The 7,965-kilomtre service will be maintained 3-weekly, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, with the 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. It marks Virgin Atlantic’s return to Cancun after six years. The route will be maintained […]
October 22, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Southwest Airlines launched seasonal flights between Colorado Springs and Cancun on Saturday 7 June. The 1,145-kilometre journey will be maintained weekly with the 737-700 aircraft. The LCC faces no competition between the two cities, which marks the first international service from Colorado Springs. The flights will conclude at the end of summer, with additional services […]
June 18, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Avianca launched operations between Guatemala City and Cancun on Friday 1 September. The 815-kilometre service will be maintained 4-weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, with the 180-seat A320 aircraft. It will compete against two other carriers on the route. They include the local Transportes Aereos Guatemaltecos (TAG) with a 4-weekly service on the ATR72 […]
September 5, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Viva Aerobus carried 11.34 million passengers in the first half of 2023 (January-June). Helped by the cessation of Interjet in 2020, Viva Aerobus has grown enormously. Traffic rose by 20%+ versus 1H 2022 – its previous record – and by 110% over the pre-pandemic 2019. The huge domestic market remained Viva Aerobus’ foundation, with around […]
July 13, 2023 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Mexico ended 2022 with 107 million passengers, making it Latin America’s biggest aviation market – even beating Brazil. It was helped by the fast growth of ULCC Volaris, which had 31 million passengers last year (at a load factor of over 85%), according to the carrier’s own figures. Traffic grew by six million year-on-year, smashing […]
February 22, 2023 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Cancun welcomed 30.3 million passengers in 2022, according to airport operator ASUR. It surpassed the 30 million level for the first time. Total traffic rose by 19% versus 2019, the previous best. While domestic and international passengers both grew by about 19%, the absolute change tells a different story. Although already by far the biggest […]
January 12, 2023 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Air Caraïbes (IATA code TX) launched 2-weekly service between Paris ORY and Cancún in Mexico on Saturday 22 October. The 8,225-kilometre route will operate initially on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with a third weekly service (on Mondays) being added in December. The airline will operate its A350-900s on the route. Based in Guadeloupe in the French […]
November 1, 2022 | Latest Route News +