Air transportation is a good way to save time in such a large country even if it is the most expensive way to travel.
For a while only two airline companies, AEROMEXICO and MEXICANA shared the market but since the deregulation in 1988, there are many other ones.

Scheduled airlines :

Aérolitoral - domestic flights and some flights to U.S.A

Aeromexico introduces the E-Jet in Mexico and converts Aérolitoral to Connect (Aeromexico Connect). The first Embraer 190 of Aeromexico was delivered on November 23, 2007. Destined to its regional branch, Aeromexico Connect, previously named Aérolitoral, is the first of four aircrafts that will integrate the fleet of the Mexican company. They will be equipped with a dual class configuration of 99 seats, with eleven in business class and will allow Aeromexico Connect to renew its fleet and extend its services. With the delivery of this ERJ 190, Aeromexico Connect becomes the first Mexican company to operate an ERJ 170/190 craft. But it already owns crafts from the Brazilian manufacturer since it already operates twenty seven ERJ 145. The regional company offers flights on less traveled routes in Mexico and to the neighboring countries. Its headquarter is located at the International airport of Monterrey.

Aeromar, (55) 51 33 11 11 in Mexico City - 01-800-237-66-27 outside Mexico City : www.aeromar.com.mx – domestic flights in ATR42 (propellers airplanes) from Puebla and one flight to San Antonio (USA) from San Luis Potosí.

Aeromexico, 01- 800 021 40 10 / 40 00 outside Mexico City / (55) 51 33 40 10 / 40 00 in Mexico City, (33) 01 55 04 90 10 or 0 800 423 091 in Paris : www.aeromexico.com – first mexican airlines. Click here for the list of sales offices in Mexico.

Aerotucan, 01-800 640 41 48 : www.aero-tucan.com (subsidiary of Oaxaca hotels group). ACTIVITIES CEASED in july 2009.

Aviacsa, 01-800 AVIACSA (outside Mexico City) or (55) 5482 8280 in Mexico City : www.aviacsa.com –
a few domestic flights and some flights to Los Angeles, Houston, Las Vegas with B737-200 (old generation). ACTIVITIES CEASED in january 2010.

Mexicana, (55) 59 98 59 98 / 01 800 801 20 10 / 1 800 502 20 00 (outside Mexico City), a few sales offices downtown Mexico City and inside Mexico -


MEXICANA offers a pass to buy before leaving your country. You could consult any travel agency with an IATA agreement. Consult their site or, from Mexico, call at 01 800 531 79 21.

April 2008 : Mexicana has joigned the alliance ONEWORLD.

Aeropacifico : operates flights from Los Cabos to Los Mochis, Hermosillo, Culiacán, Cd Obregon and also from Los Mochis and from Culiacán to Chihuahua with aircraft of 19 seats; Reservations : 01 800 702 20 20 - www.aeropacifico.com.



« Low cost airlines»
Five “low cost “carriers have started their activities in 2005 –2006 in Mexico. :

Click, subsidiary of Mexicana , (55) 22 82 62 62 / 01 800 11 25 425 – www.clickmx.com - domestic flights from Mexico City, operated with Fokker 100 (around 100 seats).

Avolar, low cost (55) 11 67 77 77 in Mexico City – 01 800 21 avolar (286527) – www.avolar.com.mx – domestic flights in B737 new generation – company located in Tijuana. ACTIVITIES CEASED in august 2008.

Interjet, low cost (55) 11 02 55 55 in Mexico City - 01 800 01 12345 – open every day, 7h-23h. Consult their web site for offices sales : www.interjet.com.mx - company located in Toluca with new generation planes (Airbus A320), domestic flights. Flights from Mexico City or Toluca to several mexican destinations (Acapulco, Huatulco, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Ixtapa, Tuxtla, Chihuahua....).

Volaris, low cost (55) 11 02 80 00 in Mexico City – 01 800 7 volaris (86 52 747) - www.volaris.com.mx - domestic flights in Airbus A319, company located in Toluca with new generation planes (Airbus A319), domestic flights. Volaris is proposing shuttles as Toluca to Mexico City, Cancun to Playa del Carmen, Puebla downtown to airport, Tijuana to San Diego, etc... Consult their ground services in the web site : www.volaris.com.mx.
Flights from San Francisco (OAK) to Tijuana and then several mexican destinations, and also from Los Angeles to Morelia, Zacatecas, Guadalajara and Toluca.

and,

the last one to obtain the operating license in december 2006 : Aeroenlaces, S.A. de C.V / VivaAerobús -
Property of Investors specialized in Mexican transport (IAMSA) and the airline Irish « low cost » company Ryanair. Company located in Monterrey. Start Winter 2006/2007– domestic flights from Mexico City as well as flights to the USA. Consult their site : www.vivaaerobus.com, call center in Monterrey : (81) 82-150-150. Flights operated with B737-300, same planes as Ryanair, mother-house.
Flights from Las Vegas and from Tijuana to Monterrey with several mexican destinations.

You could consult the airports list in Mexico :

     Right picture : View of the Popocatepetl from the airport of Mexico



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No low cost airlines except Click (sister company of Mexicana) are authorized to travel from Mexico City !