Flying Down to Mexico: Continental and American Strike It Rich South of the Border
This article describes how Continental and American airlines have profited from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by providing more direct air service to smaller cities in Mexico where factories were producing duty-free and tariff-free parts and products for U.S. companies. Cities that had not been served before by direct flights to the U.S. include Chihuahua, Torreon and Saltillo. Ten years after Continental Express’s first flight to Tampico, there are 28 Mexican destinations via Embraers out of Houston Intercontinental with 47 daily departures. The article provides passenger revenue for both airlines for Latin America. American let Continental take the initial risks in penetrating specific Mexican markets, but it too fields 411 weekly flights from the U.S. to Latin America, of which 247 are to Mexico.
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Availability:
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Authors:
- Chandler, Jerome Greer
- Publication Date: 2008-5
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: pp 46-48, 50
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Serial:
- ATW: Air Transport World
- Volume: 45
- Issue Number: 5
- Publisher: Penton Media
- ISSN: 0002-2543
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air cargo; Air routes; International borders; Passenger service
- Identifier Terms: North American Free Trade Agreement
- Geographic Terms: Mexico
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Freight Transportation; Passenger Transportation; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01103801
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
- Files: BTRIS, TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 30 2008 8:28AM