New flight routes plus 0.8-mile long tunnel in Riviera Nayarit

Puerto Vallarta international airport

Connectivity to Puerto Vallarta & Riviera Nayarit shows a constant increase. As this note was issued, sixteen Airlines are currently operating at the International Airport that serves this Double Destination. The second half of December 2020 experienced an increase of 42% over the first half of that same month, according to the Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (GAP).

The new air routes connect Puerto Vallarta with Mexican cities such as Tijuana, San Jose del Cabo, and Monterrey. They make it easier for Mexican tourists and global travelers to explore more of this diverse destination with Aeroméxico, Volaris, and other Mexican airlines. The list of new air routes also connects this coastal city with others in the US. New American Airlines routes that fly from Phoenix, Dallas, and Los Angeles; new Alaska Airlines flight routes connect through San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles.

Delta Airlines also has new air routes through Los Angeles, and United Airlines flies between Puerto Vallarta and Houston, San Francisco, Denver, Los Angeles, and Chicago. New routes for American Airlines, United, Delta, and Alaska are expected to continue to grow through 2021.

Furthermore, Ciudad Juarez Chihuahua, John F. Kennedy, Sacramento, Saint Louis, Milwaukee, Merida, Boston, San Jose California, Indianapolis, Washington, Boise, Reno, and La Guardia. Puerto Vallarta intends to restart its operations to Phoenix, Arizona, and Houston, Texas, routes that will be operated by Southwest Airlines. Also, the route to Calgary, Alberta, will be resumed by Westjet. While the airline Swoop will restart its operations from Edmonton. All of them, during the month of October.

Sunshine State of Mind

The Panamanian airline Copa Airlines will be returning to Puerto Vallarta during the first quarter of 2021. The Denver – Puerto Vallarta route will begin on February 11 with two flights a week, Canadian airlines such as Sunwing, Air Transat, Air Canada are expected to return in the fall, and TUI UK is expected to resume flights at the end of the year.

It is worth mentioning that the Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico contemplates an investment for the next five years of more than 4 billion pesos towards the Puerto Vallarta airport and a second terminal building, which will be the first self-sustaining in all of Mexico.

Delta Airlines also has new air routes through Los Angeles, and United Airlines flies within Puerto Vallarta, Houston, San Francisco, Denver, Los Angeles, and Chicago. New routes for American Airlines, United, Delta, and Alaska are expected to continue to grow through 2021.

Now it will be easier to arrange group programs in this wondrous destination! Additionally, a 0.8 mile-long tunnel is being constructed to avoid any damage to the local jaguar habitat. This is a step in the right direction regarding Mother Nature.