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Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air and Viva Aerobus announced a commercialized confederation Wednesday aimed astatine expanding nonstop formation options betwixt the U.S. and Mexico.
The 2 ultra-low outgo carriers submitted a associated exertion to the U.S. Department of Transportation for support of the confederation that would connection little fares for flights betwixt the 2 countries, Allegiant announced Wednesday. Allegiant and Viva Aerobus volition besides record for confederation support with regulatory authorities successful Mexico.
The DOT filing notes implicit 250 imaginable caller routes, with immoderate of those expected to beryllium announced astatine a aboriginal date, pending support of the alliance. It’s expected that flights tied to the confederation volition statesman successful the archetypal 4th of 2023.
As portion of the deal, Allegiant volition marque a $50 cardinal concern successful Monterrey, Mexico-based Viva Aerobus and Allegiant Chairman and CEO Maury Gallagher is expected to articulation Viva Aerobus’ committee of directors.
“Allegiant and Viva Aerobus operating unneurotic volition beryllium a tremendous triumph for consumers seeking affordable, nonstop question betwixt the U.S. and Mexico, and volition make rippling economical benefits for hospitality assemblage concern crossed some nations,” Gallagher said successful a statement. “This groundbreaking confederation should trim fares, stimulate traffic, and yet nexus galore caller transborder cities with nonstop service.”
Allegiant offers nonstop work to implicit 130 cities crossed the country, but does not presently service Mexico. Viva Aerobus offers extended work passim Mexico and nonstop flights from Mexico to the U.S. and Latin America.
The confederation volition supply Allegiant the accidental to grow its question offerings to see Mexican destinations specified arsenic Cancun, Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta.
The concern volition besides springiness Viva Aerobus entree to Allegiant’s organisation web and point-of-sale process, aimed astatine increasing its U.S. lawsuit base, portion opening up the accidental to adhd routes successful the U.S.
The confederation could besides let Allegiant and Viva Aerobus to coordinate crossed each areas of hose operations including code-sharing, scheduling, marketing, accusation systems and loyalty programs.
“The U.S.–Mexico marketplace is presently the largest planetary aerial question marketplace successful the world; during the pandemic it has outperformed immoderate different marketplace owed to a beardown leisure visiting friends and relatives betterment wherever some Viva Aerobus and Allegiant person excelled,” Juan Carlos Zuazua, Viva Aerobus main enforcement officer, said successful a statement. “This unsocial ultra-low outgo bearer confederation volition make caller non-stop connectivity and much competition, strengthening the immense Hispanic visiting friends and relatives marketplace and offering astonishing vacation getaways for residents of some nations.”
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