Tag: Flights
Mérida posts highest growth in Easter travel
The White City is growing in popularity among travelers on Easter break. Much more rapidly, in fact, than any other holiday destination in Mexico.
Finally, an airport for San Miguel de Allende
Expat haven San Miguel de Allende is finally getting its own airport, and it could be part of the Mayan Route, linking Yucatan and other Mexican cities.
Airfares to Mexico’s top winter destinations are cheaper
Ticket prices to Cancun and eight other top destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean are down compared to the same time a year ago.
Dallas, Milan flights dropped
Flights from Mérida's international airport to Dallas, via American Airlines, and to Milan, Italy, via Blue Panorama, will instead connect from Cancun's much larger airport.
AA’s Miami-Mérida flight cleared for takeoff
American Airlines says it has received the paperwork it needed to begin service between Miami and Mérida, according to the Associated Press.
Red tape grounds U.S. flights to Mérida, Cancun
Newly initiated flights from Los Angeles and Miami have been canceled, disrupting travel plans for thousands of travelers, while airlines await approval from Mexican authorities.
Southwest links LA to Cancun with direct flights
Already making huge strides in Mexico market over the past two years, Southwest Airlines now has direct flights from Los Angeles to Cancun, Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos.
Passengers flying to Mérida stuck on wait lists
Flights from Mexico City to Mérida are sold out. All week, airlines have reported no seats available to get directly to the capital of Yucatán.
American Airlines’ Miami flights begin today
American Airlines begins its direct connection to Miami today, yet another option for U.S. travelers.
Miami-Mérida flights coming a week early
American Airlines' new Miami-Mérida route is coming earlier than expected.
U.S.-Mexico flights open up, likely to get cheaper
Most restrictions on flights between the U.S. and Mexico were lifted Sunday, which most likely means more options and lower prices for travelers going in either direction.
Daily Mérida-Miami flights to begin in September
Add Miami to the list of direct international flights from the Mérida International Airport.
With more flights, cheaper fares predicted
If Southwest gets approval to add all these flights to Mexico, the impact on tourism and the economy would be significant, analysts say.
Air Route links Oaxaca, Yucatán, Cuba
A Oaxaca-Yucatáa air route starts May 8, and will soon link to Havana, officials announced.
Direct flights to Havana to be restored
Direct flights between Havana and Mérida will resume after many years, La Jornada Maya reports. An official announcement is expected in April.
United restores early flights to Houston
Those excruciating pre-dawn flights to Houston are back. Here's why that is good news for many travelers.
Passengers up 30% at Mérida airport
A predicted 30 percent more passengers will pass through the Mérida airport in December. One reason: the new Toronto-Mérida route begins this month,
American Airlines adds flights to Merida
American Airlines will add five weekly flights between Mérida and Dallas, Texas, starting March 3.
Bereavement fares are gone. Now what?
Life back "home" doesn't stop just because you've moved to another country. And when you get the dreaded phone call that a loved one has died, it's time to drop everything and head to the airport.
Finally, fly nonstop from Toronto to Mérida
WestJet will fly non-stop from Toronto to Mérida once a week starting Dec. 15, the Canadian airline announced.
Airline adds 3 weekly flights to Cancun
Another way to get from the U.S. to the Peninsula started on Wednesday when a new low-cost carrier, Orange Air, began flights from Orlando to Cancun.
Peninsula link for northern Ontario
Aside from new direct flights to Veradero, Cuba, Sunwing has added Cancun, Mexico to its Thunder Bay, Ontario, schedule just in time for Christmas this year.