Puerto Vallarta Airport Traffic Grew 3.4% in 2010

Feb. 8, 2011 - PRLog -- PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO

Puerto Vallarta’s air passenger traffic grew 3.4% in 2010 from 2.645-million to 2.735-million passengers according http://rentalsinvallarta.com/tag/flights

DIRECT FLIGHTS FROM 18 CITIES IN THE USA AND CANADA

As of February 2011, there are countless direct flights to Puerto Vallarta by commercial carriers from international destinations including: San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Minneapolis, Denver, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, Detroit, Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Regina.

In addition several charter airlines offer direct flights from the USA and Canada.

SERVED BY 26 AIRLINES

As of February 2011, the following airlines and charter companies offer direct flights to Puerto Vallarta: Aereocalafia, Aerovias De Mexico, Air Canada, Air Transat, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Canjet Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Grupo Aereo Monterrey, Interjet, Miami Air International, Northwest Airlines, Polar Air , Nova Air, Servicios Aereos Litoral, Sun Country Airlines, Sunwing Airlines, Transportes Aeromar, United Airlines, US Airways, USA 3000, Viva Aerobus, Volaris and West Jet Airlines.

PASSENGER TRAFFIC RECOVERING FROM THE LOW IN 2009

Puerto Vallarta, as all of Mexico’s vacation destinations, suffered a 20% drop in passenger traffic during the 2009 H1N1 scare.

In 2010, Puerto Vallarta's international passenger traffic was affected by the USA housing recession as international volume has not returned to its 2008 levels.

Mexicana Airlines, accounting for an estimated 30% of passenger volume (domestic and international) suspended flights and filed for bankruptcy in late 2010.  The airline has announced its return to the skies and is expected to operate in Puerto Vallarta again in May 2011.

Visit the original article shows for actual passenger counts between 2007 and 2010.

SEASONAL CHANGES IN DEMAND

There are two distinct air traffic patterns in Puerto Vallarta; international and domestic.

The international passenger traffic accounts for 73% of Puerto Vallarta’s air passengers peaking January through March at around 570,000 passengers per month.

The domestic passenger traffic accounts for 27% of all passengers with a high season during the summer months of July and August peaking at around 222,000 passengers per month.

See the original article for a detailed chart of these seasonal variations.

ABOUT PUERTO VALLARTA AIRPORT

Puerto Vallarta Airport, known by its IATA code PVR, serves the coastal tourist communities of Banderas Bay in the states of Jalisco and Nayarit. Puerto Vallarta is the second most important international tourist destination in Mexico after the Riviera Maya comprised of the Cancun-Playa del Carmen-Tulum corridor.

Puerto Vallarta’s International Airport is named after ex-president Gustavo Diaz Ordaz who served in office during Mexico’s 1968 Olympic Games. It serves the area comprising Puerto Vallarta, Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, Sayulita, Punta Mita, Bucerias, Mismaloya and Yelapa.

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