Start of ticket sales for Mexico: directions and prices here

Mexicana de Aviación has launched a website within the infrastructure of the federal government, showing first destinations and prices.

The airline, operated by the Mexican Army, will begin flying to 21 cities, including holiday destinations: Cancun, Cozumel, Chetumal, Campeche, Merida, Villahermosa, Huatulco, Oaxaca, Acapulco, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Leon, Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, Monterrey , Mazatlan, Ciudad Juarez, Hermosillo, Tijuana, La Paz and San Jose del Cabo.

How much does a Mexicana de Aviación plane ticket cost?

When browsing the site, tickets for the end of the year already appear. For example, on December 26 there are two AIFA flights to Cancun; Each seat costs 899 pesos.

The following warning appears on the official website: Subject to government approval.

Aeroméxico has three same-day flights with seats starting from 4,934 pesos.

Viva Aerobus has more than 15 flights on the same route; The lowest price per seat is 2,660 pesos.

Verification carried out on the websites of Aeroméxico and Viva Aerobús.

Launch promotion

On the website, they have presented an introductory offer that includes a 10kg carry-on and personal baggage, free snacks and drinks.

Particularly highlighted is a “place without additional payment”, a checked-in suitcase up to 15 kilograms.

There is also a 20 percent discount for pensioners.

Here’s how the state-owned airline positions itself:

Aerolínea del Estado Mexicano SA de CV (Mexicana de Aviación) was founded on June 15, 2023 and is a company with majority government participation; The goal of which is to improve the quality and coverage of air travel and promote connectivity in a demand-driven market that will represent an engine of growth, development and competitiveness at the national and international level.

Mexicana de Aviación is an airline that connects the regions of Mexico and contributes to its commercial, social, tourism and cultural development; facilitating the transportation of passengers and cargo to the main cities and destinations of the country.

Where to buy Mexican airline tickets?

Be careful, when you search on the Internet, a false page appears; Official – https://www.mexicana.gob.mx.

Government airline

Mexicana de Aviación will begin operations on December 2 and has already begun selling its first tickets to 20 destinations.

The operational center of the Mexican state-owned company will be Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA), which is the only destination and departure point for flights.

Last August, the Mexican government announced a “historic agreement” worth 815 million pesos (almost $48 million/45 million euros) for the army to reclaim the brand of its new commercial airline.

The operation included the acquisition of three properties and a flight simulator, and the money was to be distributed among all the former employees who had been involved in the 13-year struggle when Mexico’s then most important airline went bankrupt.

It will retain the classic logo.

The sale of the first tickets for the new state-owned airline, Mexicana de Aviación, is in line with the plans presented by the Minister of National Defense (Sedena) Luis Cresencio Sandoval, who explained that it will begin operations with an investment of $4 billion. .

Investments are designed to purchase 10 aircraft on which you will fly to 20 proposed destinations.

Flights to a destination such as Acapulco from AIFA can cost as little as 519 pesos, and back from the same city in the Mexican state of Guerrero for up to 849 pesos ($48), according to its online portal.

A trip to Monterrey, in northern Mexico, can range from 519 pesos ($29.4) to 799 pesos ($45.2), while to Cancun, in southeastern Mexico, prices range from 899 pesos ($50.9) up to 1247 pesos. ($70.6).

For destinations such as Guadalajara in Mexico’s Bajio or Merida in the southeast, flights from AIFA range from 529 pesos ($29.9) to 819 pesos ($43.5).

The cost of a flight to Tijuana from President Lopez Obrador’s last airport can range from 649 pesos ($36.7) to 1,799 pesos ($101.8).

Mexicana de Aviación was founded on June 15 as the “Airline of the Mexican State” and is a company with a majority state participation.

The company says its goal “is to improve the quality and reach of air travel, and to facilitate connections in the demand market that will drive growth, development and competitiveness nationally and internationally.” ” EFE

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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