Interjet Opens Route to Mazatlán

Posted by Maureen Dietrich on 6 Jul 13

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Interjet will begin the airline’s new Mazatlán Mexico City service on July 8th.

Interjet Airlines will fly into Mazatlán for the first time on July 8^th, the day on which will begin the airline´s new Mazatlán-Mexico City service.

During a presentation yesterday to businessmen and travel agents, directors of Interjet advised the route will be flown using the new Airbus 320 with a capacity of 150 passengers.

Francisco Javier Porragas Torres, director general of sales, commented that initially during the month of July flights will be scheduled for Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Beginning August 1^st, daily flights will be offered.

Mazatlán, said Porragas Torres, is one of the most important tourist centers in the country, which is why they looked to include it in their sales portfolio.

The question of coming to Mazatlán is something they considered, he explained. They expect the people of Mexico to come to the port which offers something different from more well-known beach destinations such as Cancún and Puerto Vallarta.

Sinaloa Secretary of Tourism, Francisco Córdova Celaya, told attendees that with the arrival of Interjet, the port is now connected with all national airlines. During the first six months of this year, said Córdova Celaya, seat sales to Mazatlán have increased 50 percent.

He took the opportunity to solicit assistance from Interjet to open new charter routes from Canada and the United States in the upcoming winter tourism season.

Córdova Celaya announced, as well, that Delta Airlines has confirmed that during the 2013-2014 winter season they will offer 9,600 seat sales to Mazatlán, a 237 percent increase over last year. The charter airline Sun Country, said the Secretary, will increase seat sales from 2,106 to 4,900 in the approaching winter holiday season. (from Noroeste)