Volaris to operate flights to Morelia and Culiacan from Cancun

As a response to the growing number of domestic travelers choosing the Mexican Caribbean, the ultra-low-cost airline announced that it will add two new routes to Cancun.

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Volaris is seeking to decentralize operations from Mexico’s capital city and encourage demand in destinations with great growth potential.

According to a press release, flights between Cancun (CUN) and Morelia (MLM) will begin on April 2 with weekly flights. The company has been operating in Morelia since 2007, where it has carried almost 5 million travelers and currently offers some 110 flights a week. It has two domestic and seven international destinations: Mexicali (MXL) and Tijuana (TIJ) in Mexico; and Chicago/Midway (MDW), Chicago/O’Hare (ORD), Fresno (FAT), Oakland (OAK), and San Jose (SJC) in the United States.

Also with 3 weekly services, it will operate exclusively the Culiacan (CUL) and Cancun (CUN) route as of April 1, thus covering a potential market of more than 3 million people, with the objective of Sinaloa continuing to increase its air connectivity with direct routes to the main vacation destinations.

Volaris is Culiacán’s main airline. Since 2007 it has transported almost 10 million passengers, with flights to Mexico City (MEX), Guadalajara (GDL), Mexicali (MXL), San José del Cabo (SJD) and Tijuana (TIJ) in Mexico; and Phoenix (PHX) in the United States.

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Schedules and Frequencies

From	Departre	To	Arrival	Frequencies
Cancún (CUN)	12:58	Morelia (MLM)	15:51	TU,TH,SA
Morelia (MLM)	16:21	Cancún (CUN)	19:01	TU,TH,SA
Cancún (CUN)	12:58	Culiacán (CUL)	15:16	WE,FR,SU
Culiacán (CUL)	16:01	Cancún (CUN)	20:09	WE,FR,SU

 

The airline stated that Cancun has already transported more than 26 million passengers and is now the largest operator in the area. According to Cirium, it currently has a 19.4% share of seat supply. The opening of these destinations will help reactivate the economy through tourism.

The company operates from the Mexican Caribbean to Aguascalientes (AGU), Mexico City (MEX), Chihuahua (CUU), Ciudad de Juarez (CJS), Guadalajara (GDL), León/Guanajuato (BJX), Mexicali, Monterrey (MTY), Oaxaca (OAX), Puebla (PBC), Querétaro (QRO), San Luis de Potosí (SLP), Tijuana (TIJ), Tuxtla Gutiérrez (TGZ) in Mexico; Bogotá (BOG) in Colombia; San Salvador (SAL) in El Salvador, Guatemala (GUA) and San José (SJO) in Costa Rica.