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Mexicana Airlines has initiated operations on the Mexico City–Calgary and Mexico City-Edmonton routes, with a view to strengthening its presence on the international market in general and the Canadian market in particular, where it now flies to five cities, including Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal

Four flights a week will be available on the Mexico City-Calgary route, while flights on the Mexico City-Edmonton route will run three times a week, offering passengers daily services to the Canadian province of Alberta.

These services will be operated using modern Airbus A319 aircraft with a capacity of 108 seats in Coach Class and 12 in the carrier’s award-winning Clase Ejecutiva business class.

Passengers en route from Alberta will now be able to catch convenient connecting flights from the Mexico City International Airport to beach destinations and colonial cities in Mexico, or to cities served by the carrier in Central and South America and the rest of the world via its commercial alliances, opening up a whole new world of possibilities for both business and leisure passengers and putting the world-class services of Mexicana Airlines at their disposal.

“Mexicana’s announcement of this new flight to Calgary is the culmination of three years of close cooperation with Travel Alberta and other partners from Alberta, who have been developing strategies to promote Alberta as the preferred destination of Mexicans,” said Travel Alberta Executive Director Derek Coke-Kerr.

“We are forging ahead and consolidating our position as the main international airline operating out of Mexico. These new flights confirm Mexicana’s commitment to the North American market, where Canada is a major bastion for our company,” said Mexicana Customer Services and Corporate Communications Sr. Vice President Adolfo Crespo.

According to information furnished by the airline, more than 24,000 passengers a year are expected to travel on these routes, which translates into an occupation level of 63%, comprised of Mexicans visiting Canada for business or leisure and residents of Alberta eager to enjoy Mexico’s warm weather and sample its exotic cuisine.

In the first quarter of 2008, Mexicana transported almost one million passengers between Mexico and the United States and Canada, positioning it as the Mexican carrier with the greatest volume of passengers on these markets, almost three times more than its closest domestic competitor, according to data from Mexico’s civil aviation authorities (DGAC). Mexicana has steadily been consolidating its presence on North American markets, offering passengers the quality, comprehensive services the airline is renowned for.