Puerto Peñasco Convention & Visitors Bureau Following a brief pause at the end of last year, the Calafia Airlines Tijuana-Puerto Peñasco-Tijuana flight resumed operations as of Jan. 6th. Stronger promotion and a greater presence within the tourism markets of California and Baja California aim to position the flight as a secure connection in the region. […]
Next year, Puerto Peñasco will once again plan to bolster aerial connectivity, this time linking our seaside destination with Tijuana, Baja California. The route, recently formalized through an agreement of the City Government, Aero Calafia, and private investors, aims to take flight in April 2022. Fernando Antillón, Director of Puerto Peñasco’s International Mar de Cortés […]
By José Antonio Pérez The president of the Puerto Peñasco Visitors & Convention Bureau (OCV), Hector Vazquez del Mercado, is confident renewal of aerial connectivity between Puerto Peñasco and Phoenix will allow for exploration of new tourism markets to complement existing ones. With this in mind, he reported, July will see the national and international […]
Swift Air announces aerial connectivity to Puerto Peñasco, with a twice weekly Phoenix – Puerto Peñasco flight route set to begin October 5th . Bruce Stratford, Swift President, explained flights will be on a typical commercial Boeing 737 with capacity for over 150 passengers, linking the Aeropuerto Internacional Mar de Cortés in Puerto Peñasco and […]
The new TAR Airlines flights in Puerto Peñasco to/from spots in Mexico, including Hermosillo here in Sonora, Cd. Juárez in Chihuahua, and Tijuana, Baja California tickles our own travel lust though one of the main goals is to attract new markets to Puerto Peñasco’s beaches. The Thursday and Sunday flights, which began Thursday, July 21st, […]
The Sonora State Tourism Commission recently held a press conference at the renowned Hotel Sheraton in Mexico City to promote new commercial flights between Puerto Peñasco and the cities of Tijuana in Baja California, Cd. Juárez in Chihuahua, and Hermosillo. The event included participation of the Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV), Directors from TAR […]
Héctor Vázquez del Mercado, President of the Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV), confirms that flights from Puerto Peñasco to Cd. Juarez, Hermosillo, and Tijuana will begin July 21st. This date is approximately a month later than had been initially anticipated. The State Government is currently working on promoting the new flights and details to […]
During his recent tour through Puerto Peñasco, incoming State Secretary of Tourism Jesús Antonio Berumen announced the possibility of having two separate airlines connect the city with both international and national flights is currently being analyzed with various companies. This could happen as early as before the end of the year. The state official indicated […]
By Azucena Mazón The Hermosillo – Puerto Peñasco – Las Vegas flight route of Aeroméxico will be suspended for about three months, period which historically has been a lower tourism season for the area, remarked Puerto Peñasco Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCV) President Héctor Vásquez del Mercado. As of January 9th, after consulting with the […]
Prepare for take-off! By Shandra Keesecker-Rivero In opening up more avenues for tourists to visit Puerto Peñasco, Aeroméxico began its Hermosillo – Puerto Peñasco – Las Vegas route on June 20th with the first flight landing at the Mar de Cortés international airport just before 12:30 p.m. Transforming from a glimmer in the sky, the Aeroméxico […]
AEROMÉXICO announces new flight! Hermosillo – Puerto Peñasco – Las Vegas [Republished from May 2013 *Revised times*] June 20th! Flights begin!! As of June 20th, the airline will begin operating new routes twice a week, equipped with Embraer 145 planes that hold up to 50 passengers AEROMÉXICO Press Release. April 29, 2013 – AEROMÉXICO, the […]
In exploring future flight options in and out of Puerto Peñasco, a survey concerning possible routes (and connections) through Tucson, AZ is now being widely distributed among local Puerto Peñasco residents and visitors. According to the local Convention and Visitors Bureau, those conducting the survey are looking at travel needs between Tucson and cities in […]
AeroMéxico is taking a look at Puerto Peñasco and announcements are on the horizon for flights to connect the city to both Hermosillo and Las Vegas. On Wednesday, May 9th, Fernando Radillo Chief of Operations of Grupo Vidanta (Mayan Palace), Fernando Antillon Director of Mar de Cortés International Airport, Rodolfo Rhode (COFETUR Sonora) and Hector […]