A member of the SkyTeam airline alliance, Aeromexico s strength is in the business and government tr

And remember, you have two airports to choose from the big Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX, also known by the acronym AICM, or Aeropuerto International de la Ciudad de México), and Toluca s Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC).
Aeromexico is the largest carrier, and offers service to most of the country s bigger cities (though it excludes some, like Colima). But this airline almost always prices itself out of the domestic market, with tickets significantly higher than those offered by their competitors.
A member of the SkyTeam airline alliance, Aeromexico s strength is in the business and government travel market, where someone else (ie, other than you, the flyer) is picking up the bill. Plus, Aeromexico is the only carrier with business class service, though it s not available on all routes. Also, if you want to collect frequent flyer miles, and like VIP lounge access ( here s a look inside ), then Aeromexico is your choice. But for price? No.
Interjet  has the second biggest share of the domestic market. From MEX, they fly to 23 cities within the country (seven from TLC). In my experience, Interjet usually has good prices, but whether they have the best price will depend on the route you re travelling. When it comes to price, they re strong on some routes, weaker on others. From a service standpoint however, they re a very good option.
Volaris is number three domestically, with service to 15 Mexican destinations from MEX/TLC. They also get very good marks for service. And if you re willing to fly on the first/last flights of the day (what appear to be repositioning flights), you can get some great deals with Volaris. ( My look at the Volaris experience .)
For example, right now, you can fly MEX-Monterrey (MTY) for as low as USD$55 one-way, if you take the 4:30 am departure, and $64 on the return, departing at 11:50 pm. Similar story for MEX-Guadalajara (GDL): $44 MEX-GDL (4:30 am departure), and $52 GDL-MEX (11:40 pm departure).
VivaAerobus flies to eight cities from MEX. They re an offshoot of Ireland s RyanAir, meaning fees for everything even a fee to pay for your ticket! It s aggravating, for sure, but even once mandatory luxury apartment rentals houston fees are factored in, they may still have the best price. luxury apartment rentals houston The trade-off is fewer flights, meaning that if something goes wrong, you may be stuck somewhere for a while. And customer service is not this airline luxury apartment rentals houston s strong point.
That said, I did fly with them once, to Puerto Escondido, and fortunately, things went smoothly. This is one of those routes where a flight can be cheaper than a bus ticket. I paid about 100 pesos less going by VivaAerobus (a one-hour 20 minute flight) than by going by bus (and spending 12-14 hours on the road). So, in this case, I was willing to put up with an airline that is not customer-friendly. (FYI: Their current best price to Puerto Escondido is about MXN 1,600 pesos, or USD$135 round trip.)
Aeromar considers luxury apartment rentals houston itself an executive airline, meaning it s aimed at the business/government market, and as such, its fares tend to be high. Usually, the routes they cover have little (if any) other scheduled service, so they can get away with charging any price they want. They operate turboprops with single-class service. They do, however, have their own VIP lounges (Salon Diamante), which are available to all of their passengers.
MagniCharters is just what the name implies a charter airline. Their focus is the leisure traveler going to the beach. If this is you, and you re looking for a package deal, with a hotel, they may be an option for you. But their service is far less frequent than the scheduled airlines just mentioned. luxury apartment rentals houston I flew with them one time, to Manzanillo, luxury apartment rentals houston and had no problems.
If you re looking for deals, you also have to consider the market/route you re looking at. Routes with little luxury apartment rentals houston competition will naturally have higher fares. Also, a route with a higher percentage of business/government travelers (compared to leisure travelers) will also tend to have higher fares.
So if you re looking luxury apartment rentals houston for the destinations likely to have the best fares, the top destinations from MEX (based on number of passengers, 2012 stats) are Cancún (3.1 million), Monterrey (2.4 m), Guadalajara (2.0 m), and Tijuana (1.1 m).
And speaking of Tijuana, luxury apartment rentals houston if you re planning a trip to the San Diego area, consider flying into Tijuana instead of San Diego. Right now, round-trip luxury apartment rentals houston tickets to Tijuana from MEX can be had for $300 on Volaris, or $350 on Interjet. By comparison, most US airlines will charge over $500 to fly to San Diego (all with one-stop involved). And Aeromexico is charging $656 to fly to San Diego (though a much more moderate $367 to Tijuana).
The bottom line, is that Mexico s low-cost carriers are your best bets when flying within Mexico. But, only Aeromexico and Aeromar will show up in search results if you re using a site like Expedia or Travelocity to book a flight.
If you use Kayak.com, however, they ll also display luxury apartment rentals houston results for Interjet and Volaris, but not VivaAerobus. In any event, you ll have to do your booking for any of these three carriers via their own websites.
And, don t forget, when searching for Mexico City flights on sites like Kayak or Expedia, to include Toluca airport in the search results, you ll have to choose Mexico City area all airports or simply luxury apartment rentals houston type MEX, TLC in the search box.
And above all, flexibility pays off. If you can choose luxury apartment rentals houston from a range of dates to travel, you ll have better luck. Also, remember that Mondays, Fridays, luxury apartment rentals houston and Sundays are usually the more expensive days to fly, while Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday are the cheapest.
This entry was posted on May 14, 2013 by MexDF magazine luxury apartment rentals houston in Travel / Transportation and tagged Aeromar , Aeromexico , Cancun , Guadalajara , Interjet , Magnicharter , Monterrey , Puerto Escondido , Tijuana luxury apartment rentals houston , Toluca , VivaAerobus , Volaris .