Management of the Toluca airport reports that American Airlines and Delta along with Iberia and Taca, are interested in providing service there. The Toluca airport serves Mexico City and supposedly is more convenient than Mexico City International for business travelers with offices and homes in posh west side neighborhoods.
Toluca was promoted as an optional airport when plans to replace Mexico City International crashed. Low-fare startups were obliged to fly out of Toluca, but with the collapse of Aviacsa, AeroCalifornia, Azteca and others, low-fare Interjet rushed in to grab their slots and provide service from Mexico City International as well as Toluca.
For a time, Toluca ranked as one of the busiest airports in the country, but in 2009 the volume of passengers using the installation declined by 45 percent compared to 2007. Unofficial surveys indicate that passengers are unhappy with the limited facilities available as well as with the time it takes ground transportation to get there.
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Jimm Budd
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