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
Aeromexico added a new destination in Europe on Saturday 25 March with the introduction of a nonstop service between Mexico City and Rome FCO. The 10,240-kilometre transatlantic route is served 4-weekly with the 787-8 aircraft. The SkyTeam member airline will increase frequencies between the two capital cities to 5-weekly from 1 June and to daily […]
March 27, 2023 | Latest Route News +
The North American market, especially in Mexico and the US, saw air passenger traffic recover far more quickly than in many other parts of the world. But how has the market developed more recently? Using Cirium schedules data we have determined the top 20 fastest-growing airports in North America (Canada, Mexico and the US) between […]
March 23, 2023 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America
Mexican regional carrier Aeromar (IATA code VW) has launched a new domestic route between Mexico City MEX and Aguascalientes on Monday 5 September. It is offering daily service using its ATR 72s. It last connected these two airports in February 2014 according to Cirium schedule data. The two airports are just 420 kilometres apart and […]
September 8, 2022 | Latest Route News +
The Europe-Mexico market has seen considerable activity in the last few months with several airlines launching new routes, especially to Cancun, which is the gateway to Mexico’s main tourism area. While seat capacity between Europe and Mexico City increased by 75% between 2006 and 2019, capacity to Cancun increased more than fivefold. As a result, […]
February 3, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, North America
Mexico’s Vivaaerobus launched its first ever service to Colombia when it began flying between Mexico City and Bogota on Saturday 21 August. The inaugural service on the 3,160-kilometre route (flight number VB 192 operated by an A320neo, registration XA-VIL) departed Mexico City at 07:27 and touched down in Bogota four hours and 11 minutes later […]
August 31, 2021 | Latest Route News +
Viva Air Colombia launched a new 4-weekly service between Medellin and Mexico City late on Tuesday 3 August. The two airports are already connected with a daily service operated by Aeromexico. Viva Air’s inaugural service on the 2,950-kilometre route (flight number VH 476, operated by an Airbus A320neo registration HK-5353) departed Medellin at 20:21 local […]
August 6, 2021 | Latest Route News +