New low-fare airline Volaris has signed an “international-connect” agreement with Southwest for flights from cities in the United States, including Las Vegas, Sacramento and Denver, previously served by Mexicana. While there is still talk that Mexicana will fly again, a federal judge in New York has authorized U.S. airports to terminate their contracts with Mexicana. Aeroméxico has announced that it will take over the Mexicana route to Montreal. After the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) demoted Mexico to Category 2 because of poor aircraft maintenance, Mexican airlines have been prohibited from inaugurating new routes into the United States. Tourism Minister Gloria Guevara is predicting that Mexico will get its No. 1 rating back before the end of the year.
--Jimm Budd
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