Starting at $79 dollars, VivaAerobus, Mexico's Ultra Low Cost Carrier, Kicks Off New International Route San Antonio - Monterrey

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 15, 2011./PRNewswire/ -- VivaAerobus, Mexico's ultra low cost carrier, announced today the start of operations of its new route, San Antonio – Monterrey, with a frequency of three flights a week at a total price starting at $79 dollars.

With the operation of this new route, VivaAerobus now serves six destinations in the US connecting with the capital city of the state of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey.

The scheduled flight itinerary is as follows:

"The city of San Antonio serves a pivotal role in VivaAerobus' plans for international growth," said VivaAerobus CEO, Juan Carlos Zuazua, adding, "With this new route, our carrier is contributing to strengthen those ties that exist between these two important cities. Traditionally many people from Monterrey visit San Antonio for shopping, business, or simply a leisure trip."

Further, many of those travelers who visit these two destinations traditionally resort to road travel, and now they will be able to be in either Monterrey or San Antonio in a quick 1 hour and 25 minutes.

With the kick off of this new route, VivaAerobus is positioned as the Mexican airline with greater direct connectivity to the US market from Monterrey.

Now, many of those living in San Antonio and who have family, friends, and business ties with Monterrey, will have the option of visiting them at the lowest cost available in the market.

And VivaAerobus not only offers low cost air travel, but also the option of the ViajaFacil service, which connects via ground transportation on buses from the Noreste, ETN, and Omnibus de Mexico lines, to nearby cities including Saltillo, San Luis Potosi, Torreon, Tampico, or Zacatecas, among others, at a 75% discount on these bus fares.

Based out of the city of Monterrey, NL, VivaAerobus is Mexico's ultra low fares airline. The carrier started operations in November 2006, and was created with the combined expertise of IAMSA and Irelandia. VivaAerobus operates a fleet of 17 Boeing 737-300 aircrafts to 43 domestic routes and 6 routes to the United States.

IAMSA, is Mexico's leading passenger ground transportation company. IAMSA operates a fleet of 9,000 buses throughout 22 states in the country, transporting over 260 million passengers a year, reaching over 70% of the population. IAMSA employs more than 24 thousand people.  

Irelandia, the Ryan's family investment mechanism, are founders of Ryanair, the largest and most successful low cost airline in Europe. Irelandia is one of the leaders in developing low cost air travel throughout the world. They are also investors in other companies including Singapore's Tiger Airways.

SOURCE VivaAerobus