Tourism
Attendants end strike at AeroMexico Travel
Sentido Comun - AeroMexico said it reached a labor agreement with the Association of Flight Attendants thus ending the three-day strike at its charter subsidiary, AeroMexico Travel. No details of the terms were revealed.
Guevaro Manzo becomes tourism secretary
CNNExpansión.com - Gloria Guevara Manzo takes over as the new Secretary of Tourism with the main challenge to revive the industry after the negative effects of economic recession and the A/H1N1 influenza outbrake that caused a 15.1 percent decline in foreign exchange earnings last year.
www.cnnexpansion.com/economia/2010/03/10/turismo-gloria-guevara-expansion-cnn
OMA passenger traffic falls 12.5 percent
Sentido Comun - Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, OMA, reported a 12.5 percent drop in passenger traffic at its 13 terminals during the month of February compared with the same month in 2009. The fall is the 20th consecutive fall for the airport operator.
GAP passengers decline 4.5 percent
Sentido Comun - Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico said in a press release that the number of passengers who visited their air terminals fell 4.5 percent -- 6 percent in domestic passengers and 2.4 percent in international passengers.
Archaeological site to open near Huatulco
CNNExpansion.com - Mexico this year plans to open an archaeological site just steps from Huatulco on the Pacific coast in hopes of recovering from the large drop in tourists last year. Bocana Copalita was inhabited by up to 10,000 people from groups that arrived from the Gulf of Mexico about 500 B.C.
www.cnnexpansion.com/viajes/2010/03/02/arqueologia-y-lujo-para-atraer-turismo
No pact between attendents, Aeromexico Travel
El Financiero - After several hours of negotiation, no agreement was reached in talks between the Flight Attendants Trade Union Association and Aeromexico Travel, meaning the strike at charter services will continue at least through the weekend.
www.elfinanciero.com.mx/ElFinanciero/Portal/cfpages/contentmgr.cfm
Volaris is seeking to add Mexico City-Tijuana flights
El Semanario - Volaris, the fourth largest airline in domestic flights, is awaiting approval from Mexico City International Airport authorities for a flight that will offer additional service from the airport to Tijuana starting from March 22.
Aeromexico charter flight attendants on strike
Sentido Comun - AeroMexico said flight attendants in its charter subsidiary, AeroMexico Travel, have gone on strike after rejecting a wage and benefits proposal from the company. The action does not impact the firm's other two subsidiaries, Aeromexico and Aeromexico Connect.
Aeromexico is resuming flights to Chile
Sentido Comun - Aeromexico said it will resume flights to and from Chile on Wednesday after suspending operations Saturday in the wake of the quake. Passengers with tickets will not pay an extra fee for changing or canceling their flights provided they apply before March 16.
Passengers are returning to Mexican airlines
CNNExpansión.com - Passenger traffic on Mexican airline has begun to show signs of recovery, especially on international flights according to statistics from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Volaris and Vivaaerobus showed the biggest percentage boost.
www.cnnexpansion.com/negocios/2010/03/02/aerolineas-mexicanas-levantan-el-vuelo
