Mérida’s international airport welcomed an unexpected and colorful guest from Amsterdam when an Aeromexico wide-body jet headed to Mexico City diverted from its path. The reason was not disclosed. Aeromexico flight AM26 flies routinely between Amsterdam Schiphol and Mexico City. According to Planespotters.net, the 7-year-old Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is painted in a special Quetzalcoatl pattern, honoring…
Mérida’s airport is growing by leaps and bounds. Not only has it more than doubled in passengers since 2021, as it was climbing out of the Pandemic. Now it’s projected to receive a record one million passengers in the first half of next year. Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport, or MID, welcomed more than 888,000 passengers…
An Aeromexico Boeing 737-800 headed to Mexico City turned around and returned to the Mérida International Airport less than an hour after departure in the air due to engine problems, Aviation Herald reported. Passengers on flight AM-837 were climbing out of MID’s runway 36 when the crew shut the engine down and landed safely back…
During the past couple of years, Voalris has also increased its international routes to destinations in North, Central, and South America.
The Mexican low-cost airline, VivaAerobús, has just announced that it will be making Mérida its next major hub of operations.
Most media outlets are reporting as a fact that the new airport will be built in Umán, but there are reasons to doubt the project will actually happen.
Mérida’s international airport has registered nearly a quarter of a million passengers in a single month, an all-time record.
Airport authorities in Mérida report that 54 different flights are scheduled for Mérida’s airport this Mother’s Day.
That new Mérida airport went from trial balloon to the construction phase awfully fast. Work on the site begins at the end of April. Francisco Cervantes Díaz, president of the Yucatán Business Coordinating Council, indicated that the new Mérida airport would be included in the federal government’s third infrastructure package. While private investment was said…
Mexico’s Marines will be taking control of seven airports across the country, with Mérida and Cancún among them.
Yesterday, a trafficked tiger cub was discovered inside a box by Mexico’s national guard in Mérida’s international airport.
After nearly two years, the Canadian airline WestJet has begun to operate direct flights between Mérida and Toronto once again. The first of several scheduled winter flights arrived in Mérida’s international airport yesterday at 1:20 p.m. Westjet has scheduled weekly Tuesday flights between Toronto and Mérida until late March but says that it may extend…
It would seem that despite the consequences, smugglers have not been dissuaded from trafficking live animals through Mérida’s airport.
A land turtle was found inside a cardboard box within a suitcase at the Mérida international airport.
Flight delays left hundreds of travelers stranded in Mérida’s airport Tuesday night.
The academy will be the first of its type in Latin America and is slated to begin operations in January 2022.
According to federal infrastructure plans, the new airport will be located in the tiny community of Poxilá which has a population of under 1,000.
Mérida’s international airport, which has recently undergone an extensive expansion and multiple renovations, will be replaced by a larger one outside of the city, Gov. Mauricio Vila confirmed Monday. Specifics will be announced in the coming weeks, he told local media. The relocation of the Mérida Airport was rumored for years. It is speculated to…
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.
Despite recent expansions at MID, Yucatán’s state government is still considering a new airport for Mérida. Industry insiders have speculated that the cost of the new airport is likely to surpass 10 billion pesos. Government sources have hinted that the bulk of the expense is likely to be absorbed by private companies. But the burden…
Airport traffic has risen dramatically in advance of the Easter holidays. The Mérida airport administrator, Óscar Carrillo Maldonado, said that incoming flights this weekend will be fully booked. Carrillo Maldonado estimated that in the coming days, occupancy will increase by 15% on flights from Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara and Tijuana. The passenger boost began Friday….
The National Guard at the Mérida international airport seized 189 bee specimens illegally shipped in a parcel. African bees, queens and workers were found inside a cardboard box without adequate living conditions and with no documentation to prove its legal origin. The package was sent from Uruapan, Michoacán and headed to Cancun, officials said. The…
The Mérida international airport has a Plan B for American travelers who overlooked US screening rules. Air passengers need to prove they recently tested negative for coronavirus before being allowed to board a flight. That rule already applies to Canadians and begin for Americans next week. A new airport-based COVID-19 testing service will serve passengers…
Fans of the “Star Wars” franchise may want to book a trip to Houston this morning. United Airlines’ regular Texas flight will be on a specially themed plane that promotes “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” The plane, which arrived last night, takes off for the United States at 10:30 a.m., and it is designed…
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