TIJUANA, Mexico, Aug. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- In a meeting held
to report on the progress of the local tourism sector, State
Governor Francisco "Kiko" Vega de Lamadrid and the Secretary of Tourism
(SECTURE) announced that in the month of August, Aeromexico,
Mexico's global airline, added a
fourth weekly flight from Tijuana
to Los Cabos.
The carrier also improved its weekly seat offering in the market
by adding its Embraer 190 jet airliner with increased seat capacity
for 99 passengers -11 in Clase Premier, Aeromexico's Business Class
Cabin-, with the following flight schedules:
Los Cabos -
Tijuana*
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Tijuana – Los
Cabos*
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AM2104
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1:20 p.m.
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2:29 p.m.
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Tues*, Thu, Sat,
Sun
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AM2105
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9:50 a.m.
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12:52 p.m.
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Tues*, Thu, Sat,
Sun
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*Times are published in local time and are subject to
changes without notice. *New service.
Aeromexico's Corporate Sales Director, Jorge Goytortua, said "We continue to strengthen
our presence in Tijuana, a major
destination for the airline because of its geographic location, by
increasing our weekly seat capacity to Los Cabos by more than 50%".
"Passengers from Los Cabos can
now connect directly from Tijuana
to seven domestic destinations across the nation and to
Shanghai in China, and use the new binational Cross Border
Xpress (CBX) that reduces border crossing times to San Diego from two hours to just 15 minutes,"
added Goytortua.
Baja California Secretary of
Tourism Oscar Escobedo said: "air
traffic flows through the Tijuana
International Airport were up 26% in July alone, compared to
July 2015." He added that
"Tijuana is a city that offers
great connectivity options as reflected in the numbers, and we
continue promoting actions to help boost our touristic offer."
The airline and the state agency continue working to provide
more and better travel options from Baja
California to Mexico City
and the world, through an extensive route network offering great
flight connections.
About Grupo Aeromexico
Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V. is a holding company whose
subsidiaries provide commercial aviation services and promote
passenger loyalty programs in Mexico. Aeromexico, Mexico's global airline, operates more than
600 daily flights from its main hub in Terminal 2 at the
Mexico City International Airport.
Its route network spans more than 80 cities on three continents
including 45 in Mexico, 17 in
the United States, 15 in
Latin America, four in
Europe, three in Canada, and two in Asia.
Grupo Aeromexico's fleet of close to 130 aircraft is comprised
of the Boeing 787, 777 and 737 jet airliners and next generation
Embraer 190, 175, 170, and 145 models. In 2012, the airline
announced the most significant investment strategy in aviation
history in Mexico, to purchase 100
Boeing aircraft including 90 MAX 737 airliners and ten 787-9
Dreamliners.
As a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Aeromexico
offers customers more than 1,000 destinations in 177 countries
served by its top 20 airline partners rewarding passengers with
benefits including access to 672 premium airport lounges
around the world. Aeromexico also offers travel options with its
code share partners Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines, Avianca, Copa
Airlines, and WestJet with extensive connectivity in countries like
the United States, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. www.aeromexico.com and
www.skyteam.com
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