Tag: Merida International Airport
Unpaid Interjet workers go on strike at Merida airport
The budget airline Interjet has fallen on rough times. Photo: File
Hanging red-and-black employee union flags at Merida's Manuel...
United’s ‘Star Wars’ plane lands at Mérida airport
United Airlines' "Star Wars" plane is parked in Mérida airport until it returns to Houston later this morning. Photo: Courtesy
Merida airport adds $89.99 flights to California in January
Yucatan’s tourism director Michelle Fridman, center, announces budget flights to Oakland, California. Photo: Courtesy
Flights to Oakland, California...
Travel between Merida and Toronto just got a little more arduous
File photo
WestJet's flights taking travelers directly from Toronto to Merida have vanished without explanation.
Pink flamingos found illegally packed in crates at Merida airport
Pink flamingos were rescued after traffickers tried to ship them in a parcel at the Merida airport, authorities said. Photo: Courtesy
Governor: Alternate Merida airport under formal discussion
Merida’s international airport. Photo: Video
Never mind that the Merida international airport is undergoing a massive expansion. A...
Merida airport expansion will allow travelers to keep a healthy distance
The Merida International Airport is in midst of a huge expansion and renovation. Photo: Sipse
The Merida airport's...
Direct flights to Houston and Miami to resume, opening up travel...
A man walks through an empty terminal at the George Bush Intercontinental in Houston, Texas in June 2020, during the coronavirus...
As Merida airport rebuilds, AA plans to restore Miami flights
Merida's international airport is gradually coming back.
Under Yucatan’s Economic and Tourism Reactivation Plan, the state government and...
Majestic trees at Merida airport chopped down as green gives way...
Giant trees at the Merida airport, where the sounds of countless grackles could be heard by travelers, have been chopped down...
Interjet flies back to Merida and 13 other domestic airports
Passengers heading to Mexico board an Interjet flight in Guadalajara in 2018. Photo: SFGate
Interjet begins flights in...
Pair of black swans seized at Merida airport
One of two black swans seized at the Merida international airport. Photo: National Guard
Two cargo boxes, each...
Merida airport has a fraction of its normal flyers
Reversing years of fast growth, the Merida airport is a much quieter place since the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Sipse
Houston, Mexico City flights canceled as Merida airport slows down
Six national flights and at least one international route have been dropped as a contingency measure against coronavirus.
Yucatan ranks high in tourist growth, 2019 numbers indicate
Photo: Facebook
Tourism in Mexico undoubtedly experienced radical change in 2019, but the state of Yucatan demonstrated an...
Drug-stuffed cupcakes seized at Mérida airport
Photo: Courtesy
Mérida, Yucatán — A shipment of methadone, oxycodone and opioid substances were hidden inside packaged cupcakes...
Merida airport adds Toronto, Havana flights, increasing international reach
A direct flight connecting Toronto and Merida returns Nov. 26 and will continue into April, said airport manager Héctor Navarrete Muñoz.
National Guard to enforce Uber ban at Merida airport
Photo: La Jornada Maya
Merida, Yucatan — The National Guard today begins protecting the international airport from violence,...
May was Merida airport’s best month ever
The Yucatan tourism board and the Merida airport management team are both reporting strong numbers for 2019.
8 out of 10 in survey oppose replacing Merida airport
Nearly eight in 10 surveyed want the Merida airport to stay where it is. Photo: File
Merida, Yucatan...
Plan to move Merida airport took most by surprise
Mexico's plans for a new Merida airport, unknown to the public until Tuesday, surprised local business leaders who days before were also taken off guard by sudden promises to fix Yucatan's failing power grid.
New Merida airport, linking to Maya Train, is proposed
A new international airport, in a location that would link it to the Mayan Train, was floated by Fonatur.
Tourism continues to grow in Yucatan, as state officials travel the...
Hotel occupancy increased 4.2 percent in January, compared to the same month last year, said the state tourism department.
Rare black jaguar seized at Merida airport
Federal authorities took possession of an endangered jaguar that was being illegally transported in the international airport.