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Last year, I wrote about Air Transat. I had never heard of the airline, but it was named the World’s Best Leisure Airline in the Skytrax World Airline Awards in 2023. Today, it announced that it’s adding two new routes to Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport (TQO) seasonally between December and April 2025.
Tulum’s new airport, Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport (TQO), opened to foreign carriers on March 28th. With this new airport, carriers have been busy adding service to take advantage of demand for Tulum travel. The city, located on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, is known for its beaches and preserved Mayan ruins. The coastal area also offers mangroves and cenotes (natural limestone sinkholes) for visitors to explore. American, Delta, JetBlue, United Airlines, and Discover Airlines have all planned flights to the new airport. Spirit Airlines was also going to fly there, but announced that these plans were postponed due to defects found in some of the engines manufactured by Pratt & Whitney in its Airbus A321neo aircraft (more here).
Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) and Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) will both see new flights to Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport (TQO). These will launch in December and run through April 2025.
Sebastian Ponce, Transat’s Chief Revenue Officer, said:
This new service to Tulum is an important step in our development and diversification strategy in Mexico, one of our most important markets in the South. By adding Tulum as our third destination in Quintana Roo, we are responding to the growing demand for this region, while strengthening our position as the leader in travel to the South from Montreal and Quebec City.”
Air Transat currently offers flights to the following destinations in Mexico:
- Acapulco International Airport (ACA)
- Cancún International Airport (CUN)
- Cozumel International Airport (COZ)
- Puerto Vallarta’s Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)
Anthony’s Take: Tulum is the new hotspot in Mexico this year. We’re headed there in September and I’m looking forward to checking it out. With these new routes, Canada is now being more easily connected to this tropical mecca.
(Image Credits: Air Transat and Spencer Watson.)
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