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Interjet—Mexico’s first low-cost airline and the second largest commercial airline in the country—has announced that it will resume direct flights between El Bajío and Mexico City within the next month. The aircraft that will be deployed on the Bajío-Mexico City route is the Superjet 100, the latest aircraft model in the industry designed for short-haul flights.
The airline has also announced special discounts to promote the new operations in the Bajío region: one-way tickets will go for as low as 1,999 pesos, including taxes. Passengers will be able to enjoy all of the comforts and services offered by Interjet nationwide, which include: up to 50 kg for checked luggage, no additional charges for pets or sporting equipment and no extra cost for selecting seating or printing boarding passes. Similarly, infants under a certain age fly for free, minors will be able to travel unaccompanied at no extra charge and senior citizens will benefit from permanently discounted rates. Of particular note, all aircraft are equipped with separate lavatories for men and women.
The above are just a few of the benefits that the Mexican commercial airline proposes.
Four daily flights will operate to and from the Benito Juárez International Airport in Mexico City and the Bajío International Airport in Silao, Guanajuato, with morning and evening flights in both directions.
Governor Miguel Márquez and Minister of Tourism Fernando Olivera Rocha recently met with José Luis Garza, Interjet’s general director, to determine the date on which Interjet will resume operations in the Bajío region. The date has been set for May 8, 2014. The announcement was officially made by the Ministry of Tourism, demonstrating once again the state government’s commitment to strengthen the tourism industry and to connect Guanajuato to the rest of the country. Olivera Rocha asserted that this decision is part of the government’s unwavering efforts to afford Mexican and foreign travelers greater flexibility and easier access to other destinations within the country through the expansion of regular direct flights between Guanajuato’s main airport and the nation’s central hub.
The move undoubtedly will boost the number of tourists arriving to the Bajío International Airport, which is served by over seven airlines that offer a total of 150 flights per week to destinations in the United States and Mexico. According to José Luis Garza, the Bajío-Mexico City route will not only fortify air-travel connectivity between these two destinations, it will spur economic growth across the nation.
