Cancún Adds New Air Routes and Restores Connections with the US and Canada

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Governor Mara Lezama Espinosa announced a slate of new air routes and the return of flights from Canada and the United States to Cancún International Airport, along with new domestic service, as part of an effort to strengthen tourism connectivity in Quintana Roo.

Lezama said the new operations expand travel options for visitors to the Mexican Caribbean and help keep tourism generating opportunities and shared prosperity for families across the state.

New international routes

• Porter Airlines launches Halifax, Nova Scotia–Cancún service on Dec. 18 with three weekly flights.
• Air Transat begins Windsor–Cancún service on Dec. 19 with one weekly flight.
• Breeze Airways starts Tampa–Cancún service the same day with two flights per week.
• Breeze Airways adds Pittsburgh–Cancún from Jan. 7, 2027, with three weekly flights.
• Breeze Airways adds Richmond–Cancún from Jan. 8, 2027, with two flights per week.

Lezama said the Richmond connection restores a route that had been suspended for more than 10 years and will now operate as a new Breeze Airways service.

Canadian winter routes return

Several Canadian routes will also resume for the winter season.

• Air Canada restarts Calgary–Cancún on Dec. 11 with four weekly flights.
• Air Transat resumes Fredericton–Cancún on Dec. 16 with one weekly flight.
• Flair Airlines renews service from Edmonton and Montreal to Cancún on Dec. 16, with three weekly flights from each city.
• Flair Airlines brings back Calgary–Cancún on Dec. 17 with four flights per week.

Domestic connections

On the domestic side, Viva Aerobus will link Acapulco with Cancún starting Nov. 3 with two weekly flights. Volaris will connect Cancún with Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, starting in December with three flights per week.

Lezama credited joint work with the airlines and confidence in Quintana Roo as one of the world’s leading tourist destinations for the expanded connectivity.

“We are continuing to strengthen Quintana Roo’s connectivity so that more people visit us and tourism generates opportunities and shared prosperity for families in Quintana Roo,” she said.