New airlines thrive

While Mexicana remains with folded wings, three new airlines now account for 54 percent of the air traffic in Mexico. First among these is Interjet, now the second largest carrier, controlling about 25 percent of the market. Next comes Volaris with 19 percent. VivaAerobus, 10 percent, then the older but still small Aeromar and Magnicharters, which no longer is limited to charter flights. Aeroméxico remains number one by far, with 41 percent of the domestic market.

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Jimm Budd

Reporting from Mexico City

Member of the Society of American Travel Writers