VivaAerobus Makes Official Its Plans to Fly to Three Mexican Cities Out of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in 2015

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In September, Mexican carrier VivaAerobus got permission from the U.S. Department of Transportation to launch service between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and three Mexican cities – Guadalajara, its home base of Monterrey and Cancun.

On Friday, it announced its startup plans for next year, with Guadalajara and Monterrey flights beginning March 28 and Cancun starting in July.

“We are thrilled to announce the addition of these two new services that represent a significant milestone in the development of our network across the United States,” VivaAerobus CEO Juan Carlos Zuazua said in the company’s announcement.

“In addition to providing low cost access for visitors from the U.S. to Monterrey and Guadalajara, Viva also offers flights from these cities to a range of outstanding destinations within Mexico,” he said. “Also, the Dallas/Fort Worth market is critical for business and these new services are a direct conduit to open new opportunities for trade and tourism which represent a huge opportunity for significant economic impact.”

Dallas/Fort Worth Airport CEO Sean Donohue said the carrier “represents a new option for DFW customers to travel to Mexico, and we’re happy to have them here at DFW Airport. VivaAerobus has been gaining in popularity and market share in Mexico, and we believe it will make a great partner for us and a great option for our Dallas/Fort Worth customers.”

It appears from its schedule that VivaAerobus will start out with three flights a week to Guadalajara on Tuesdays, Thursday and Saturdays, and two flights a week on Tuesday and Saturdays to Monterrey

The posted schedule is less ambitious than the expansion it presented to the U.S. Department of Transportation in its Sept. 11 application for route authority:

“Beginning in December 2014, vivaAerobus plans to operate: (1) four weekly nonstop roundtrip flights between Guadalajara and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas on a year-round basis; (2) four weekly nonstop roundtrip flights between Cancun and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas on a year round basis; (3) daily roundtrip flights between Monterrey and Dallas/Fort Worth,Texas on a year round basis; and (4) daily roundtrip flights between San Jose del Cabo and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas on a year round basis,” he said.

It will compete against American Airlines’ scheduled service on all three routes. American Airlines and subsidiary Envoy Air operate three flights with 330 seats each direction every day in the DFW-Guadalajara market. American has four flights with 536 seats a day to Monterrey, and five flights with 896 seats to Cancun.