The Pulse: Airlines add lift Into Los Cabos.
Why it Rates: In a clear Illustration that Los Cabos is truly back in business in the aftermath of Hurricane Odile, Delta and Spirit will add a slate of new flights for the 2014/2015 winter season. In other good news for the destination, tourism officials say 10,000 of the destination's 14,000 rooms are expected to be opened. Looking even further ahead, the Ritz-Carlton Reserve, JW Marriott, Thompson Cabo San Lucas and Park Hyatt all plan to add properties in Los Cabos within the next two and a half years. - Claudette Covey, TravelPulse Mexico editor
The Los Cabos Tourism Board is pleased to announce a series of new flight options available from top U.S. gateways for the 2014/2015-winter travel season. Adding to the long list of existing flight options available to Cabo from the U.S., the destination is preparing to welcome more flights from cities such as New York, Seattle, San Diego, Washington D.C., Houston and Baltimore.
Beginning on Dec. 20, Delta Airlines will launch a weekly nonstop flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on Saturdays to the Los Cabos International Airport in San Jose del Cabo (SJD). Two additional Delta flights were announced by Delta to Los Cabos from the West Coast destinations of Seattle and San Diego expected to operate on the first months of 2015. Delta also announced they will increase their frequencies from Salt Lake City, Atlanta and Minnesota.
In 2015, Los Cabos will welcome a new Spirit Airlines flight from Houston, scheduled to commence service as of May 7, operating twice weekly and increasing to four times per week on June 11. Also coming to Los Cabos in 2015 is a direct flight from Washington D.C via United Airlines and two new flights with Southwest Airlines from Baltimore (BWI) in June and from Houston (HOU) in October.
"The launch of Delta's new nonstop flight from New York City/JFK this month is a milestone for the destination and opens up an key market for us on the East Coast of the United States; accessibility is key," said Ruben Reachi, Secretary of Tourism for Baja California Sur. "Many people associate Los Cabos with the West Coast and while that is still our top market, we are excited to offer new, direct flights from important East Coast cities such as New York, Washington D.C and Baltimore. Our goal is to continue to increase the flight options available and open even more gateways to Los Cabos across the U.S. within the coming years."
SOURCE: Los Cabos Tourism Board press release
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