Mexican airline Volaris plans to operate international flights to Los Angeles (LAX) from the new Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA) located north of Mexico City, which could make it the first national airline to start a route abroad from the airport.
The route between AIFA and LAX will be an addition to the airline’s current flights from Mexico City International Airport, the company said on Thursday.
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Volaris said it requested for the flight authorization on April 7 and expects to start operations in December this year.
The route’s commencement, however, will rely on Mexico recovering its Category 1 air safety rating with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, Volaris said.
The U.S. aviation authority in May 2021 had downgraded the country to a Category 2 rating — the lowest. That barred Mexican carriers from adding new U.S. flights and limited the ability of airlines to carry out marketing agreements with one another.
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