Volaris
Volaris is a Mexican low-cost airline. The airline is based in Mexico City. Its largest airline hub is at General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport in Tijuana. discrimina airline
History
[change | change source]Volaris was founded in 2005.[1] TACA Airlines and Televisa were among the initial shareholders. In 2009, the airline started flying from Mexico to airports in the USA after it began an agreement with Southwest Airlines.[2] When Mexicana de Aviacion stopped flying in August 2010, Volaris took over their slots at the Mexico City International Airport. [3] Southwest and Volaris stopped their agreement in 2013. [4] In 2015, Volaris started going to Guatemala City, Guatemala, San Juan, Puerto Rico and San José, Costa Rica. [5] In 2019, Volaris became Mexico's largest airline in terms of market share, partly because it offered lower prices. It passed Aeroméxico.[6]
Gallery
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The Volaris logo -
Volaris check-in counters -
A Volaris A320 about to land at Los Angeles
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Form F-1 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 "Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. / Volaris Aviation Holding Company". Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ↑ "Southwest Airlines, Mexican carrier Volaris to launch partnership Dec. 1". Dallas News. 28 October 2010.
- ↑ Sobie, Brendan (23 August 2010). "Volaris eyes Mexico City slots, looks to fill Mexicana's void". Flightglobal.com.
- ↑ Visit Volaris Airlines
- ↑ Mora, Evelyn Fernández. "Aerolínea Volaris inicia operaciones en Costa Rica con dos nuevas rutas a México". El Financiero, Grupo Nación.
- ↑ "Volaris is now No. 1 airline in Mexico for market share". Mexico News Daily. October 26, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2020.