Cancún International Airport

Virgin Atlantic will be returning to the Mexican market for the first time since 2019 with flights to Cancun International Airport (CUN) to launch next year.

Avelo Airlines, the U.S. carrier launched in 2021, will operate international routes for the first time in November with service to Jamaica and Mexico from the northeast U.S.

Canada’s WestJet will make its summer seasonal route between Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT) into a year-round service.

American Airlines says it is flying 40 peak-day flights between the U.S. and Cancun on its winter schedule running through March 2024.

Canadian ULCC Lynx Air plans to launch its first route to Mexico in February.

The carrier will also add Ponce, Puerto Rico to its network.

The Mexican carrier's application for a new route to Bogota follows a record year for passenger traffic in Colombia.

Rome will become a new point on the SkyTeam alliance member’s route map from next summer, while Madrid will also receive more flights.

Barry Biffle says the Airbus aircraft, the first of which Frontier is scheduled to receive in 2026, opens up long-haul possibilities.

Allegiant CEO John Redmond is bullish on the airline’s planned alliance with Mexico’s Viva Aerobus.

This year’s edition of the global route development forum will see the return of the industry’s most prestigious accolades.

CEO Victor Pacheco believes there is huge potential for a low-cost hub-and-spoke operator in the Caribbean—especially if governments reduce taxes and fees levied on the industry.

The ULCC plans to add a new warm weather vacation destination to its network from January.

Competition at Felipe Angeles International is starting to heat up as Volaris responds to the expansion plans of Aeromexico and Viva Aerobus.

The new route from Montreal will begin in December.

The Caribbean carrier plans to serve 12 countries in the Americas, including Mexico, Colombia and Peru.

The Canadian carrier is moving its Los Angeles service to LAX and growing in the Mexican market.

After signing an interline agreement, the airlines now hope to deepen their partnership by offering codeshares.

The airline joins Aeromexico, Viva Aerobus and Volaris in confirming plans to serve the new airport.

The acquisition of Toronto-headquartered Sunwing will increase WestJet’s footprint in leisure markets as demand continues to rebound.

The carrier believes its proposed JV with Allegiant Air will enable it to successfully connect to US markets beyond major metropolitan areas.

The ULCC, which three months ago launched transborder service to the US, is adding beach resort destinations in Mexico to its network.

A total of 13 routes are being launched from the secondary airports in Chicago and Houston by Frontier, most of which are served by rival Southwest Airlines.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

The ULCC will operate more routes to Cancun this winter than any other US airline.