Five New Air Routes Launch from Aguascalientes

Volaris and Viva Aerobus are adding five new air services from Aguascalientes in June, according to the Aguascalientes state tourism secretariat and local government announcements. Two of the routes — Volaris flights to Puebla and Puerto Vallarta — are scheduled to begin on June 2. Three more services tied to Viva Aerobus — to the Felipe Ángeles International Airport near Mexico City, plus onward connections linked to Cancún and Monterrey — are set to start on June 15. ### Which routes are actually being added from Aguascalientes? Aguascalientes state authorities said the five additions are Puerto Vallarta, Puebla, the Felipe Ángeles International Airport, Cancún and Monterrey. The state tourism secretariat described the June expansion as a connectivity increase for the airport serving the central Mexican state. (lja.mx) Volaris is operating the two nonstop routes in the first phase. The carrier will fly Aguascalientes-Puebla and Aguascalientes-Puerto Vallarta three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, starting June 2, according to the state government and Volaris schedule reporting compiled by AeroRoutes. ### Are all five of them nonstop flights? (lja.mx) The June 15 Viva Aerobus additions are presented by state authorities as a new Aguascalientes-AIFA route plus connections to Cancún and Monterrey using the same aircraft through AIFA. The government notice said the Cancún and Monterrey itineraries include an “escala express en AIFA sin bajar del avión,” or a quick stop at AIFA without passengers leaving the plane. (lja.mx) That means the Volaris services to Puebla and Puerto Vallarta are nonstop, while the Cancún and Monterrey options tied to Viva Aerobus are through-services rather than separate nonstop flights, based on the published schedules. The AIFA service itself is listed as a direct route beginning June 15. ### What schedules have been published so far? (lja.mx) State government information published on February 3 listed the Volaris Puerto Vallarta departure from Aguascalientes at 8:13 a.m., arriving at 9:10 a.m., with the return leaving at 9:50 a.m. and arriving at 10:46 a.m. The Puebla departure from Aguascalientes was listed at 11:21 a.m., arriving at 12:35 p.m., with the return leaving Puebla at 6:13 a.m. and arriving at 7:31 a.m. (lja.mx) The May 12 state update listed the Volaris flight numbers as Y4600 and Y4601 for Puebla service and Y4650 and Y4651 for Puerto Vallarta service. The same update listed Viva Aerobus flights VB7314 and VB7315 for most AIFA-Cancún rotations and VB7070 and VB7071 for Thursday and Sunday service linked to Monterrey. ### What have officials said about the expansion? (informacion.aguascalientes.gob.mx) The Aguascalientes tourism secretariat said the new frequencies would strengthen tourism, business travel and commercial links. In the February state release, officials said Puerto Vallarta responds to demand for beach destinations from the Bajío region, while Puebla provides what they called a strategic connection for business, industrial and cultural activity. (lja.mx) The May 12 government statement said the new routes would promote passenger mobility and create opportunities for domestic and international tourism, commercial exchange and business travel. Those characterizations came from the state government; neither Volaris nor Viva Aerobus was quoted in the materials reviewed. ### What happens next for travelers? (lja.mx) June 2 is the first operating date on the calendar, when Volaris is scheduled to launch the Puebla and Puerto Vallarta services from Aguascalientes. June 15 is the second milestone, when Viva Aerobus is scheduled to begin the AIFA route and the linked Cancún and Monterrey services, according to the state government’s published timetable. (lja.mx)