Aeromexico Begins Daily Flights to Mexico City

HOUSTON, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Aeromexico, Mexico's largest airline, today began offering daily flights between Austin and Mexico City, an increase from the previous four times weekly service.

The flights, the only scheduled international non-stop flights from Austin, depart daily at 3:00 p.m., arriving in Mexico City at 5:10 p.m. The flight from Mexico City will depart there each day at 12:00 p.m. and arrive in Austin at 2:10 p.m. Also, with the frequency increase, the service will switch to the Embraer RJ-145, operated for Aeromexico by Aerolitoral.

"It is exciting to be able to increase our service substantially to daily flights in order to better service the Central Texas market," said Carlos De Uriarte, Aeromexico District Manager for Texas.

For more information and complete flight schedules from all U.S. gateways served by Aeromexico, please visit Aeromexico's Web site at http://www.aeromexico.com or call 1 (800) 237-6639.

Aeromexico serves more than 40 cities in Mexico, more than any other airline, and 15 gateway cities in the United States including; Austin, Chicago; Ft. Lauderdale, Houston; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Miami; New York City; Ontario, Calif.; Orlando; Phoenix; San Antonio; San Diego, Seattle and Tucson -- and five countries in Europe and South America. Founded in 1988, Aeromexico has become the leading carrier in the region by maintaining the highest service levels, which have earned the airline numerous top rankings in the industry. The airline was the first Mexican carrier to introduce a frequent flyer program. Today, Aeromexico's Club Premier program enjoys more than two million members. Aeromexico is a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance, which provides customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services. The airline's corporate headquarters are in Mexico City.

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