With the possible opening of Aeroflot flights to Cancun, the Russian market could double, both in terms of tourist volume and economic benefit, said the Secretary of Tourism of Mexico, Miguel Torruco.
Torruco pointed out that the president and CEO of this airline spoke of the possibility of opening flights to this Mexican Caribbean destination, recalling that previously Aeroflot operated routes to Cancun and Mexico City, with a stopover in Havana.
In the first half of 2021, 14,566 Russian passengers arrived, leaving a spill of $ 15,721,000.
Days ago, the president and CEO of this Russian airline commented on the possibility that Aeroflot open regular flights to Cancun and it could also be to Mexico City, since between the 70s and 90s of the last century it operated a route between Moscow and the capital of Mexico, with a stopover in Havana, Cuba.
Currently, Russia connects to Cancun mainly through the flights of the charter airline Azur Air, although last year 23,109 Russians arrived at this destination in Quintana Roo, by various airlines, who generated a spill of $ 22,920,000. .
Secretary Torruco indicated that, from January to June 2021, the number of Russians who arrived at the Cancun international airport was 14,566, which recorded an expenditure of 15,721,000 dollars at the destination.
He specified that, in 2020, Azur Air ranked tenth in passengers transported to Cancun among the main European airlines.
The first place went to Air France, with 39,673 tourists; they are followed by Tui Airways, with 29,330; British Airways, with 19,300; Lufthansa, with 17,361; Air Europa, with 13,329; Edelweiss, with 13,295; Tui Belgium, with 9,849; Tuifly Nordic, with 9,789; Evelop Airlines, with 8,893; and Azur Air, with 8,440 travelers.
While in the first half of this year the list was headed by Lufthansa, with 26 thousand 793 passengers; followed by Air France, with 21,545; Turkish Airlines, with 12,141; Polki Line, with 11,447; Edelweiss, with 11,348; Evelop Airlines, with 11,265; Tap Air Portugal, with 8,731; British Airways, with 7,629; and Azur Air, with 4,635 tourists.
The head of Sectur added that, according to the Official Airline Guide, OAG, there are only flights and seats scheduled for the period from September 1 to October 31, 2021.
Azur Air’s schedule on the Moscow Vnukovo-Cancun route is 18 flights, which include an offer of 7,704 seats.
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