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Yet another aviation thread.
| July 19th, 2016 at 5:05:13 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Open Jaws are very important if you are crossing oceans. Aeromexico's two major airports in Europe are Madrid and Paris, so I imagine people want to take the train from one city to another. But in Mexico it is much easier to book an open-jaw or one way flights for domestic routes. |
| July 19th, 2016 at 5:17:26 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
People who live in Chicago probably never take connecting flights, unless they are connecting in Asia. O'Hare International Airport has approximately 1,106 daily direct flights to 157 U.S. cities and 132 daily direct flights to 58 international destinations. Mexico City flies nonstop to 52 domestic and 50 international destinations. |
| July 19th, 2016 at 6:52:28 AM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
I've connected outside Mexico. The last time was in 1990, MEX-MCO via Atlanta with Delta. I have looked at going to Vegas via GDL and MTY. Invariably it's more expensive than the non-stop flight. Ditto for taking Delta via PHX, United via SFO, or American via DFW. And that's before adding fees. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| July 19th, 2016 at 7:26:04 AM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 57 Posts: 5896 |
I went to Great Falls Montana about 10 days ago and I did not see a direct flight. I ended up flying back to Las Vegas and taking the same Allegiant flight as my wife. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a deterrent. |
| July 19th, 2016 at 11:25:58 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
To a great extent outside of USA and China, most countries of the world have a single megacity where all the government, industry, and finance is concentrated. Mexico City airport, like Mexico City, dominates the network. MEX carries more passengers than the next three largest airports combined. Millions of Air Passengers 38.43 Benito Juárez International Airport Distrito Federal Mexico City MEX 19.60 Cancún International Airport Quintana Roo Cancún CUN 9.76 Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport Jalisco Guadalajara GDL 8.46 General Mariano Escobedo International Airport Nuevo León Monterrey MTY USA has 4 of the top 10 airports ranked by passengers (or 5 of top 15) Millions of Air Passengers 101.49 Atlanta, Georgia ATL 89.94 Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing PEK 78.01 Garhoud, Dubai DXB 76.94 Chicago, Illinois ORD 75.32 Ōta, Tokyo HND 74.99 Hillingdon, London LHR 74.94 Los Angeles, California LAX 68.28 Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong HKG 65.77 Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France CDG 64.07 Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas DFW 61.84 Yeşilköy, Istanbul IST 61.03 Frankfurt, Hesse FRA 60.05 Pudong, Shanghai PVG 58.28 Haarlemmermeer, North Holland AMS 56.83 Queens, New York, New York JFK |
| July 19th, 2016 at 11:53:18 AM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 76 Posts: 12501 |
Of course the clients I book is a small niche market but I book a ton of people into Mexico but don't book these cities that much MEX, GDL AND MTY. For my clients going to Mexico, 90% fly to SLP Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| July 19th, 2016 at 12:07:47 PM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 57 Posts: 5896 |
Can you explain why so many go to SLP without giving out too much personal information? I wasn't even aware of that airport. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a deterrent. |
| July 19th, 2016 at 12:41:27 PM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
Good question. I'm not aware there's anything there. Maybe there's mining? I recall driving through it on the way to/from Monterrey, but nothing more stuck in my memory. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| July 19th, 2016 at 12:49:03 PM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
Again, not something I've ever done or likely ever will do. Though there was this one time I had to stay unexpectedly in MTY, and return flights to MEX on Interjet the next day were sold out. I wound up flying to TLC instead. I figured that was better than taking a turn on standby and winding up spending another night there. Fortunately that one time I'd opted to take a cab to the airport. Otherwise it would have been a very long trip just to pick up my car. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| July 19th, 2016 at 6:43:23 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
My guess  Very small airport, less than half a million passengers per year. Probably expensive to fly to as all regional aircraft. Airlines Destinations American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth REGIONAL United Express Houston-Intercontinental REGIONAL Aeromar Mexico City REGIONAL TAR Puerto Vallarta REGIONAL Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City, Monterrey REGIONAL Interjet Mexico City Sukhoi Superjet REGIONAL aircraft Magnicharters Seasonal: Cancún ULCC - old planes Volaris Cancún, Tijuana NARROW BODY JET |