Delta to fly eight new routes to Mexico
Delta Air Lines Inc. on Tuesday said it plans to fly eight new routes to Mexico as part of its bankruptcy reorganization plan, which includes boosting international capacity.
The nonstop service would include flights from Atlanta to Acapulco and Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa; from Boston, Cincinnati and Washington to Cancun and from Los Angeles to Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta and Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa.
Delta is waiting for clearance from the Transportation Department on several of the routes but, if added, the new flights would more than double its service to Mexico by April 2006.
The additions are a response “to customers’ demand for new or expanded service to some of the fastest growing regions of Mexico,” said James Sarvis, director of Delta’s Latin America and Caribbean segment.
The company said shortly after filing for bankruptcy in September that it planned cut domestic capacity by 15 percent to 20 percent and, at the same time, boost international capacity by 25 percent in 2006 to pursue more profitable routes.
Earlier Tuesday, the company reiterated it will reduce its domestic flight schedule to save fuel costs, but did not offer details as to which routes would be cut.
Delta shares were unchanged at 79 cents in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
Source: businessweek.com
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Even as Delta Air Lines Inc. struggles with its own bankruptcy, the airline could capitalize on the financial troubles of two international competitors: Mexicos AeroMéxico and Brazils Varig.
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Enter Delta (OTC: DALRQ), which
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The new routes are part of the airlines effort to accommodate Hispanic customers, officials said.
Los Angeles is at the heart of Hispanic culture in the United States and we are pleased to expand our service to meet the needs of our customers in this growing West Coast market, said Glen Hauenstein, an executive vice president with Delta.
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Several airlines have regular direct flights from Europe to Mexico City. Air France and AeroMexico from Paris; Iberia and AeroMe'xico from Madrid; KLM from Amsterdam; British Airways from London; Lufthansa and Delta from Frankfurt (LTU and Condor charter flights from Germany to Mexico City or Cancun); City Bird from Brussels. Aeroflot fly to Mexico City from Moscow via Shannon on Wednesday. Most connecting flights in Europe are through Madrid or Gatwick. Fares vary from airline to airline and according to time of year. Check with an agency for the best deal for when you wish to travel.
From the USA to Mexico City with a variety of airlines including American Airlines, AeroMexico, Delta, Continental, United, Northwest, Taesa and Americawest. Flights leave from Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Laredo, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, McAllen, Miami, Oakland, Ontario(CA), Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Antonio (TX), San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA) and Washington DC. From Canada, Japan Airlines fly from Vancouver, Canadian Airlines and Mexicana fly from Toronto and Meximna flies from Montreal.
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Until seven corpses turned up here a few weeks ago, residents of this hamlet nestled near the coffee-rich mountains of southern Mexico thought they were immune from the drug violence that's long plagued the gritty northern border with the United States.
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The dead men were strangers, dressed in fashionable jeans and designer underwear. Each man's hands and feet were bound by duct tape. Their eyes and mouths were also taped over, leaving the victims looking like silver
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Angel Silva, a passenger interviewed at that time on a Click flight from Tuxtla Gutierrez, called Click's service
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The U.S. Department of Transportation said in a December 12 statement that the agreement, signed that day in Mexico City, increases from two to three the number of airlines that passengers in each country can select from when flying between the United States and the 14 Mexican cities, which include all of Mexico's major tourist destinations.
The
