In the midst of a commercial war between Canada and the United States, the Westjet airline will have 52 percent of all flights between Canadian and Mexican cities during the next winter, after he announced an non -scaled service between Calgary and Puerto Escondido.
“With the incorporation of this route, Westjet will cover 52 percent of all flights between Canada and Mexico in the next winter season,” Mexican Airports (AME) reported. That airline made almost 40 percent of the flights between both nations.
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Canadian airlines have begun to look and open trips to Mexican destinations in the midst of the commercial war against the United States, which was unleashed by its president Donald Trump. For this conflict thousands of Canadians have begun with boycott on their trips to the United States beach destinations. And in that context, Mexico is attracting more Canadian tourists.
During the first semester of 2025, the number of passengers transported by Mexican and foreign airlines to and from Canada increased 20.3 percent, according to the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC).
Mexico received more than 3 million 700 thousand 952 travelers and Canadian tourists and other nationalities in the first 6 months of this year compared to the 3 thousand 076 thousand 935 passengers transported in the same period of 2024, according to figures from the agency responsible for monitoring the Mexican air industry.
The West Jet, Air Canada airlines, Aeromexico, Air Transat, Air Transat and Flair made more than 22 thousand 034 flights between Canada and Mexico in the first semester of 20205, which represents an increase of 15.7 percent.
The flights made from different Mexican cities went to Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and other Canadian metropolis.
With the incorporation of this route to Puerto Escondido, which will begin operations on December 12, Westjet will operate 15 non -scales between Calgary and Mexico, which makes it the main supplier of air services between Canada and Mexico.
With this new route, Puerto Escondido will have a second direct route to Canada, consolidating its internationalization.
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As a rapidly growing airport, Puerto Escondido International Airport is in full modernization to receive more international flights and more capacity aircraft.
This 2025 will close with a million passengers at the annual level, with a growth of more than 124 percent compared to 2021, a year prior to the administration of this airport.
