Mexican low-cost airline Volaris starts operations in Peru

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Volaris, the low-cost airline operating in Mexico, the United States, and Central and South America, started operations in Peru with the Mexico City-Lima and Cancun-Lima routes.

According to Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), Mexico is among Peru’s ten most visited countries.

In addition, this year, Peru’s Commission for the Promotion of Peru for Exports and Tourism (Promperu) expects the sector to contribute more than 2% to the gross domestic product (GDP).

“We are promoting air connectivity in our country with the firm will to recover pre-pandemic rates. We must continue to generate the conditions for airlines to come to Peru.

“The start of operations of Volaris guarantees new investments and plays a fundamental role in developing low-cost air connectivity,” mentioned Roberto Sanchez, head of Mincetur.

“Mexico and Peru have a promising tourism horizon; only from 2020 to 2021, the arrival of Peruvian tourists to Mexico increased by 64%. This year the supply of flights and scheduled seats between both destinations grew 140% and 152%, respectively, compared to 2021.

“Likewise, the Peruvian tourism sector had a 2.5% share of GDP in 2021, and its pre-Peruvian share was 3.9%,” said Humberto Hernández, Mexico’s Undersecretary of Tourism.

The new routes from Mexico to Peru will cost from US$99 (Cancun-Lima) and US$129 (Mexico City-Lima), including taxes.