The Tulum Airport will be an international hub for Mexicana de Aviación

Mexicana de Aviación plans to turn Tulum airport into a second hub for international flights, as revealed by José Gerardo Vega Rivera, general director of Grupo Aeroportuario, Ferroviario, de Servicios Auxiliares y Conexos Olmeca-Maya-Mexica (Gafsacomm).

The airline’s plan includes operating flights from Tulum to destinations such as Punta Cana, Caracas, and Lima. Likewise, on international flights it also plans routes from Tijuana to Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver and Portland, Vega Riviera said in the presidential “Mañanera.”

On the other hand, on international routes, the airline will seek to operate from Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) to Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Miami, Dallas, San Francisco and Houston, in the United States, as reported by Noticaribe.

Vega Rivera mentioned that the airline will acquire 20 aircraft, which will arrive in three deliveries, and the first would arrive in Mexico at the beginning of 2025 with five E195s.

Mexicana de Aviación, the state airline in charge of the Mexican Army, ordered ten E190-E2 aircraft and another ten more of the E195-E2 model from the Brazilian manufacturer Embraer, the South American company reported.

Embraer, the world leader in the market for aircraft for regional flights, reported that it plans to deliver the aircraft in the second quarter of 2025. The manufacturer added that Mexicana de Aviación will be the first airline to use Embraer’s E2 aircraft in Mexico. “With this strategic decision, Mexicana de Aviación will grow and modernize its fleet, reinforcing national and international connectivity,” the Brazilian aeronautical firm said in a statement.

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