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United Express Will Operate Three Weekly Flights To Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Commencing on October 28, United will operate a total of three weekly flights to Tuxtla Gutiérrez. The route will be served with United Express, with SkyWest Airlines Embraer E175. The southbound flights are blocked out at a total of two hours, 55 minutes, and cover a total distance of 907 miles (1,459 km).
The return service is blocked out at two hours and 44 minutes, and seats are already on sale on the airline’s website. A return trip will set you back around $938 in an Economy Standard fare. Below is the flight schedule for the services to Tuxtla Gutiérrez:
|
Flight Number |
Frequency |
Dep. Airport |
Dep. Time |
Arr. Airport |
Arr. Time |
Duration |
Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UA5340 |
3x Weekly |
Houston (IAH) |
9:50 AM |
Tuxtla Gutiérrez (TGZ) |
12:45 PM |
2h55m |
Embraer E175 |
|
UA5341 |
3x Weekly |
Tuxtla Gutiérrez (TGZ) |
1:35 PM |
Houston (IAH) |
4:19 PM |
2h44m |
Embraer E175 |
United Now Serves 25 Destinations In Mexico
The resumption of flights to Tuxtla Gutiérrez adds to United’s extensive network of Mexican destinations. The airline offers flights to 25 cities in Mexico, from eight of its US airports. Houston is an integral part of these operations, with around 57% of all flights to Mexico departing from the Texan airport between June and December this year, according to data from Cirium, an online aviation analytics company.
United’s full list of Mexican destinations includes Acapulco, Aguascalientes, Cancún, Cozumel, Guadalajara, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, León, Manzanillo, Mazatlán, Mérida, Mexico City, Monterrey, Morelia, Oaxaca, Puebla, Puerto Escondido, Puerto Vallarta, Querétaro, San José del Cabo, San Luis Potosí, Tampico, Tepic, Tulum, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, and Veracruz.
While not all of these routes are served year-round, a snapshot of the top ten services in November from Houston includes:
|
Destination |
Weekly Flights |
Daily Flights |
|---|---|---|
|
Cancun (CUN) |
42 |
Six |
|
Mexico City (MEX) |
42 |
Six |
|
Monterrey (MTY) |
42 |
Six |
|
Leon/Guanajuato (BJX) |
21 |
Three |
|
Guadalajara (GDL) |
21 |
Three |
|
Queretaro (QRO) |
21 |
Three |
|
San José del Cabo (SJD) |
14 |
Two |
|
Aguascalientes (AGU) |
14 |
Two |
|
San Luis Potosí (SLP) |
14 |
Two |
|
Tampico (TAM) |
14 |
Two |
When taking into consideration all of United’s flights to Mexico from Houston, the airline offers a total of 46 daily flights on average, with a total of 322 services per week.
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Traveling Onboard The Embraer E175
Those passengers traveling to Tuxtla Gutiérrez from Houston will be onboard the airline’s E175 operated by SkyWest. This aircraft can seat between 70 and 76 passengers across United First, Economy Plus, and Economy. All seats offer WiFi connectivity, and personal entertainment can be accessed on your personal device.
United’s return to Tuxtla Gutiérrez will be the only international route from the Mexican airport. The airport otherwise is dominated by domestic operations, with the largest airline by number of routes served being that of low-cost carrier Viva Aerobus. Viva flies non-stop to Cancún, Guadalajara, Mérida, Mexico City–Benito Juárez, Mexico City–Felipe Ángeles, Monterrey, and Tijuana.
Tuxtla Gutiérrez’s longest domestic route is to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ), covering a distance of 1,858 miles (2,990 km), meaning that this domestic flight is actually further in distance than United’s new international service at 907 miles (1,459 km).
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