Viva Aerobus says will probably be the primary airline to function from the brand-new Tulum International Airport.
The authorities has assured the corporate that the terminal can be operational by April 2024, in accordance with Juan Carlos Zuazua, the top of Viva Aerobus.
Zuazua mentioned within the announcement that the flight to Tulum will assist strengthen its Cancun route, which had 5 million passengers – or 25% of all Viva Aerobus vacationers – in 2022.
With the launch of service to Tulum, the low-cost provider would be the solely Mexican airline serving the 4 worldwide airports in Quintana Roo: Cancun, Chetumal, Cozumel, and, as soon as it opens, Tulum.
Zuazua added that Viva Aerobus is in talks to companion with U.S. provider Allegiant Air to attach small and medium-sized U.S. cities to the Mexican Caribbean, though initially, they’d solely function home flights.
Despite an environmental evaluation being carried out on the proposed terminal, constructing work, together with clearing the jungle, has already began.
Local activists referred to as the official public session on the airport’s affect on the atmosphere in February a hoax as a result of, in accordance with President López Obrador himself, development on the website was already 20% full when the remark session started on January 9.