Cancun Airport Schedules 504 Flights as High Fares Dampen Summer Travel

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Cancún International Airport barely surpassed 500 flight operations on Saturday, Aug. 1, with 504 scheduled movements by 34 domestic and international airlines connecting to 83 destinations.

The figure marks a sharp contrast with previous summer weekends, when the airport routinely exceeded 600 operations. High airfare prices have led many would-be tourists to vacation in their own countries or choose more affordable destinations, according to the report.

Based on information from airport operator ASUR (Aeropuertos del Sureste), 241 aircraft were scheduled to arrive during the day — 85 domestic flights and 166 from abroad — while departures included 85 flights to domestic destinations and 168 international flights.

Airlines operating on Aug. 1: Aeroméxico, Air Canada, Air Caraibes, Air Europa, Air France, Air Transat, Allegiant, American Airlines, Arajet, Avianca, Avianca Costa Rica, Breeze Airways, British Airways, Condor, Copa, Delta, Edelweiss, Flair Airlines, Frontier, Gol Líneas Aéreas, JetBlue, LATAM Perú, Porter Airlines, Southwest, Sun Country, Thomson, TUI Airlines Netherlands, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, Viva Aerobús, Volaris, Volaris Costa Rica, WestJet and World2Fly.

These airlines are offering service to 64 international destinations, including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Bogotá, Boston, Brasilia, Calgary, Charleston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Dublin, Istanbul, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Guatemala City, Harlingen, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Havana, Las Vegas, Lima, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Manchester, Medellín, Miami, Minneapolis, Montreal, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Newark, Norfolk, Orlando, Orly, Ottawa, Panama City, Paris, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Punta Cana, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Francisco, San José, Costa Rica, San Salvador, St. Louis, Tampa, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington, Winnipeg and Zurich.

On the domestic side, 170 movements are planned to 19 destinations: Chihuahua, Mexico City, Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, León, Monterrey, Morelia, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Santa Lucía, Tampico, Tijuana, Toluca, Torreón, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz and Villahermosa.