Tag: Flights
Spirit to offer Cancún – Atlantic City connection
Atlantic City. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
The Yucatán Peninsula will have a new connection to the Mid-Atlantic in a...
Mérida’s airport begins to recover lost ground
Traffic continues to increase at Mérida’s Manuel Crescencio Rejón international airport. The airport received an average of 5,200 passengers a day during the month of April.
Vaccine tourism: United increases flights to Houston, and the price
A United Airlines jet connecting Yucatán and Houston sits at the Mérida International Airport. Photo: Courtesy
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Canadian airlines prolong ban on flights to Mexico
An Air Canada flight arrives in Canada. File photo
WestJet and Air Canada will continue to suspend flights...
Flights between Cancún and Madrid resume after almost a full year....
People working in Mexico’s tourism industry see the return of international routes as a sign that the COVID-19 crisis is finally...
Cancun flight vanishes before emergency landing in New Orleans
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A United Airlines flight from Cancun made an emergency landing this morning after briefly disappearing from radar...
Canada fines 2 for fake COVID tests on flight from Mexico
Two travelers were fined thousands of dollars after Transport Canada said they falsified their COVID-19 test results so they could fly home...
Cancun leads on international and domestic travel lists
Travel bans have reshuffled the world's most possible air travel routes. But Cancun still maintains its top-10 status on both national and...
Merida-Dallas flights to begin in June on American Airlines
American Airlines is competing with United to shuttle passengers between Texas and Yucatán.
AA's...
WestJet adds emergency flights for stranded Canadians
WestJet added an extra flight from Cancun to Toronto on Feb. 7 to accommodate Canadians returning home amid a travel lockdown.
Mérida airport to offer US travelers rapid COVID tests
The Mérida international airport has a Plan B for American travelers who overlooked US screening rules.
Air passengers need...
US vacationers begin to think twice about Mexico
American tourists seeking a fun-and-sun getaway have made Cancun's economic recovery go fairly well during the pandemic. Mexico's lax entry restrictions have...
American Airlines brings 737 Max back on its MIA-LGA route
An American Airlines Boeing 737-823 lands at Miami International Airport in July 27. AP file photo
Mérida...
United’s ‘Star Wars’ plane lands at Mérida airport
United Airlines' "Star Wars" plane is parked in Mérida airport until it returns to Houston later this morning. Photo: Courtesy
Viva Aerobús takes over ‘critical’ direct flights to Havana
Viva Aerobús is taking over direct flights from Mérida to Havana, following Interjet's collapse. On Saturday, water cannons mark the inaugural...
Interjet cancels all flights and could be gone for good
With just under two weeks left in the year, Interjet has canceled the remainder of its flights for 2020.
Merida airport adds $89.99 flights to California in January
Yucatan’s tourism director Michelle Fridman, center, announces budget flights to Oakland, California. Photo: Courtesy
Flights to Oakland, California...
Travel between Merida and Toronto just got a little more arduous
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WestJet's flights taking travelers directly from Toronto to Merida have vanished without explanation.
Cash-strapped Interjet quickly drops flights across Mexico
Interjet canceled flights between Mexico City and Mérida and several other routes because it didn't have enough cash to pay for fuel,...
Direct flights between Merida and Houston promised by Dec. 1
United Airlines plans to resume flights between Merida and Houston beginning Dec. 1. Photo: AP
After numerous false...
Governor: Alternate Merida airport under formal discussion
Merida’s international airport. Photo: Video
Never mind that the Merida international airport is undergoing a massive expansion. A...
Direct flights to Miami and Houston back on schedule
Merida is about to see a return of its handy direct flights to Miami. Photo: Getty
Merida's direct...
New daily flights connect Cancun with Tampa
The budget airline JetBlue will offer daily, nonstop flights from Tampa to Cancun starting Nov. 19.
The announcement comes...
Direct flights to Houston and Miami to resume, opening up travel...
A man walks through an empty terminal at the George Bush Intercontinental in Houston, Texas in June 2020, during the coronavirus...