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    Volaris
    IATA/ICAO Code:
    Y4/VOI
    Airline Type:
    Ultra-Low-Cost Carrier
    Hub(s):
    Guadalajara International Airport, Mexico City International Airport, Tijuana International Airport
    Year Founded:
    2005
    CEO:
    Enrique Beltranena
    Country:
    Mexico

Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Volaris has announced 40 new domestic routes. These new services are primarily point-to-point, increasing regional connectivity across the country. The states of Guanajuato, Baja California, and Sinaloa will receive the largest number of new routes, with twelve, ten, and nine, respectively.

Increasing the connectivity

Volaris is looking to increase its market share in the North American country. Fueled by a fleet composed of over 120 Airbus A320 family aircraft, the carrier announced the launch of 40 new routes connecting markets with leisure destinations last weekend. In a statement, the airline said that 33 of these routes will be exclusive, meaning zero competition from any other company.

Holger Blankenstein, Executive Vice President of Volaris, said that due to a growing interest in knowing Mexico better, and the post-COVID new tourism trends, the company has seen the new touristic and industrial cities ready to be served.

A Volaris A320 aircraft.
Photo: Guillermo Quiroz Martínez via @gquimar.

Volaris is the largest Mexican airline by traffic. Last year, it became the first company in the country’s history to carry over 30 million passengers. This year, Volaris is set to break this figure once more. It carried over ten million passengers between January and April, increasing by 15% the traffic it had in the same period last year.

Which routes is Volaris launching?

The Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier is launching 40 new routes. These new services will connect 16 cities with new destinations. Volaris will begin operating them on July 10 and is already selling tickets. These are the routes announced by Volaris:

Mexican State Route Frequencies
Mexico City
  1. Felipe Ángeles-Culiacán
  2. Felipe Ángeles-Ciudad Juárez
  1. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
  2. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Baja California
  1. Ciudad Juárez – Mexicali
  2. Chihuahua – Mexicali
  3. Hermosillo – Mexicali
  4. Los Mochis – Mexicali
  5. Mexicali – Oaxaca
  6. Mexicali – Puerto Vallarta
  7. Mexicali – Querétaro
  8. Mexicali – Tuxtla Gutiérrez
  9. Mexicali – Los Cabos
  10. Tijuana – Villahermosa
  1. Monday and Friday
  2. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
  3. Monday and Friday
  4. Wednesday and Saturday
  5. Tuesday and Friday
  6. Thursday and Sunday
  7. Tuesday and Saturday
  8. Wednesday and Friday
  9. Thursday and Sunday
  10. Monday and Wednesday
Baja California Sur
  1. Bajío – La Paz
  2. La Paz – Monterrey
  3. Guadalajara – Loreto
  4. Mexicali – Los Cabos
  5. Querétaro – Los Cabos
  1. Tuesday and Saturday
  2. Thursday and Sunday
  3. Tuesday and Saturday
  4. Thursday and Sunday
  5. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Chiapas
  1. Bajío – Tuxtla Gutiérrez
  2. Monterrey – Tapachula
  3. Mexicali – Tuxtla Gutiérrez
  1. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
  2. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
  3. Wednesday and Friday
Chihuahua
  1. Ciudad Juárez – Culiacán
  2. Ciudad Juárez – Hermosillo
  3. Ciudad Juárez – Mexicali
  4. Ciudad Juárez – Querétaro
  5. Chihuahua – Mexicali
  1. Tuesday and Sunday
  2. Thursday and Sunday
  3. Monday and Friday
  4. Tuesday and Saturday
  5. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Coahuila
  1. Bajío-Torreón
  1. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Guanajuato
  1. Acapulco – Bajío
  2. Bajío – Ciudad Obregón
  3. Bajío – Culiacán
  4. Bajío – Hermosillo
  5. Bajío – La Paz
  6. Bajío – Los Mochis
  7. Bajío – Mazatlán
  8. Bajío – Oaxaca
  9. Bajío – Tuxtla Gutiérrez
  10. Bajío – Torreón
  11. Bajío – Veracruz
  12. Bajío – Zihuatanejo
  1. Thursday and Sunday
  2. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
  3. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
  4. Thursday and Sunday
  5. Tuesday and Saturday
  6. Tuesday and Saturday
  7. Thursday and Sunday
  8. Tuesday and Saturday
  9. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
  10. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
  11. Tuesday and Saturday
  12. Thursday and Sunday
Guerrero
  1. Acapulco – Bajío
  2. Bajío – Zihuatanejo
  3. Querétaro – Zihuatanejo
  1. Thursday and Sunday
  2. Thursday and Sunday
  3. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Jalisco
  1. Culiacán – Puerto Vallarta
  2. Cozumel – Guadalajara
  3. Guadalajara – Huatulco
  4. Mexicali – Puerto Vallarta
  5. Guadalajara - Loreto
  1. Thursday and Sunday
  2. Thursday and Sunday
  3. Thursday and Sunday
  4. Thursday and Sunday
  5. Tuesday and Saturday
Nuevo León
  1. Culiacán – Monterrey
  2. La Paz – Monterrey
  3. Monterrey – Pto. Escondido
  4. Monterrey – Tapachula
  1. Daily
  2. Thursday and Sunday
  3. Sunday
  4. Tuesday and Friday
Oaxaca
  1. Bajío – Oaxaca
  2. Guadalajara – Huatulco
  3. Monterrey – Pto. Escondido
  4. Mexicali – Oaxaca
  1. Tuesday and Saturday
  2. Thursday and Sunday
  3. Sunday
  4. Tuesday and Friday
Querétaro
  1. Ciudad Juárez – Querétaro
  2. Culiacán – Querétaro
  3. Mexicali – Querétaro
  4. Querétaro – Zihuatanejo
  5. Querétaro – Los Cabos
  1. Tuesday and Saturday
  2. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
  3. Tuesday and Saturday
  4. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
  5. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
Quintana Roo
  1. Cozumel – Guadalajara
  2. Cancún - Hermosillo
  1. Thursday and Sunday
  2. Thursday and Sunday
Sinaloa
  1. Bajío – Culiacán
  2. Bajío – Los Mochis
  3. Bajío – Mazatlán
  4. Ciudad Juárez – Culiacán
  5. Culiacán – Hermosillo
  6. Culiacán – Monterrey
  7. Culiacán – Puerto Vallarta
  8. Culiacán – Querétaro
  9. Los Mochis – Mexicali
  10. Culiacán – Felipe Ángeles
  11. Ciudad Juárez – Felipe Ángeles
  1. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
  2. Tuesday and Saturday
  3. Thursday and Sunday
  4. Tuesday and Saturday
  5. Thursday and Sunday
  6. Daily
  7. Thursday and Sunday
  8. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
  9. Wednesday and Saturday
  10. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
  11. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
Sonora
  1. Bajío – Ciudad Obregón
  2. Bajío – Hermosillo
  3. Cancún - Hermosillo
  4. Ciudad Juárez – Hermosillo
  5. Culiacán – Hermosillo
  6. Hermosillo – Mexicali
  1. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
  2. Monday and Friday
  3. Thursday and Sunday
  4. Thursday and Sunday
  5. Thursday and Sunday
  6. Monday and Friday
Tabasco
  1. Tijuana - Villahermosa
  1. Monday and Wednesday
Veracruz
  1. Bajío - Veracruz
  1. Tuesday and Saturday
Volaris' new routes
Photo: GCMap

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