Aeromexico's new route isn't actually adding any capacity with the addition of the Puerto Vallarta route, the airline is cutting back service on their Villahermosa flight to three days a week to supplement 4x weekly flights to Puerto Vallarta.Īeromexico primarily flies Embraer 190 aircraft operated by Aeromexico Connect into NLU Photo: Michael Rodeback Volaris currently flies from the airport to Cancún (CUN) and Tijuana (TIJ), VivaAerobus flies to Guadalajara (GDL) and Monterrey (MTY), and Venezuelan carrier Conviasa flies to Caracas (CCS) on Mondays. Aeromexico currently serves Mérida (MID) and Villahermosa (VSA) from the airport, and are now announcing a third route to Puerto Vallarta (PVR). Legacy carriers will still use the facility as Aeromexico and, Aeromexico's Aeromexico Connect have launched flights to the airport. The airport's intent is to focus on low-cost traffic, including popular Mexican airlines like Volaris and VivaAerobus. President Juan Manuel López Obrador inaugurated construction in April of 2019, and after only three years of construction, the first flights landed. The new airport, surprisingly, was completed on schedule and under budget. Mexico's flag carrier is the largest airline at the new Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) Photo: Brandon Siska The Felipe Ángeles Airport seems to be a compromise: it will not fully replace Benito Juarez airport, but will add capacity to a region that suffers from a lack of available space to build or expand airports. Previously, a giant airport (Texcoco Airport) was planned to fully replace the existing airport but was scrapped for good in late 2018. However, on March 21, 2022, the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) was inaugurated, providing some sort of closure on Mexico City's long-running airport saga. In particular, capacity-strained Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) is running out of time and space to adequately serve the largest population center in Latin America. For years Mexico City has been plagued by significant growth, both in population and in the aviation sector, without the capacity to handle it.
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