More nonstop flights to Mexico take off from Houston

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Interjet launched service from Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Monterrey, Mexico, on Oct. 23.

The inaugural flight arrived in Houston at 7:55 a.m. The Mexico-based airline will offer two daily nonstop flights Monday through Friday and one daily on Saturday and Sunday.

Monday through Friday, flights arrive in Houston at 7:55 a.m. and depart from Houston at 8:55 a.m. Additionally, Sunday through Friday, flights depart from Houston at 6:10 p.m. and arrive in Houston at 10:10 p.m. On Saturdays only, flights depart from Houston at 8:05 a.m. and arrive in Houston at 12:05 p.m.

Bush Intercontinental has added several new international flights over the past couple of years.

Scandinavian Airlines began nonstop flights from Houston to Stavanger, Norway, in August. Korean Air launched its Houston to Seoul service in May.

In April, Turkish Airlines expanded its Houston route to daily nonstop service on April 1, exactly one year after the airline's inaugural flight from Bush Intercontinental to Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey.

Air China also expanded its Beijing route to daily service on March 28.

Houston's international passenger totals have increased more than 60 percent, rising to a record total of 9 million in 2013, according to the Houston Airport System.

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