United Airlines cuts some Mexico flights as demand declines
It will also bump service on two routes and add one new one
United Airlines will cut service to a few destinations in Mexico this year due to a decline in demand, but will beef up a few flights too.
The airline announced yesterday it will eliminate its Mexico City-Los Angeles service on October 4.
It will also cut flights this summer to the Pacific coast resort towns of Huatulco, Oaxaca, and Mazatlán, Sinaloa, and to Villahermosa, Tabasco.
In addition, a Saturday flight between Mexico City and Denver will end June 23, and service between Mexico City and Houston will be cut by one frequency.The airline will drop two daily flights between León, Guanajuato, and Los Angeles in October.
However, United will increase flights on two other routes and add one new one.
Starting October 4, it will fly three times daily between Newark, New Jersey, and Mexico City, up from twice a day, and open a route connecting Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport with León.
The airline will increase service to four times a day between Querétaro and Houston, and on December 19 will begin flying a larger, 76-seat aircraft between the Texas city and San Luis Potosí.
“While our Mexico network remains strong, customer demand on certain routes has declined and service to some markets is unsustainable,” United said. “We continue to closely monitor demand for travel in the region and look for new flying opportunities for our customers.”
The airline said it has doubled its passenger capacity between the two nations over the last decade, and remains committed to Mexico.
Source: Skift (en)
