US AIRWAYS wants Transportation Department
permission to offer service from its Charlotte and Philadelphia
hubs to Mexico City. Regarding Charlotte, US Airways said the
service would link the Mexican capital to the state that has the
fastest growing Mexican population in the U.S. In a request filed
Feb. 24, US Airways told the DOT it wants to begin Charlotte
service as soon as October and Philadelphia service early next
year, with both routes using A319 aircraft. Mexico City would
become the airline's 22nd jet destination in the Caribbean or Latin
America.
MEANWHILE, Alaska Airlines is seeking DOT
approval to fly from Los Angeles to Guadalajara on a daily basis
aboard a 138-seat Boeing 737-400. "This would be a significant
benefit to passengers in California, the Pacific Northwest, Alaska,
Canada and Mexico, and a strategic addition to our route
structure," said Don Garvett, Alaska Airlines' vice president of
planning and revenue management. Garvett said the proposed schedule
would provide convenient daily connections between Guadalajara and
more than 50 cities served by Alaska and its sister carrier,
Horizon Air. Alaska currently provides service to six Mexico
destinations with 19 daily departures.
THE EL CID Golf & Country Club in Mazatlan
entered into an agreement with Worldwide Golf Corp. to operate a
golf school at the resort, effective immediately. Resort general
manager Joaquin Duenas called the golf school a "natural fit' for
the resort and said it will "round out the amenities that the
resort and club offers its guests." All instruction programs will
be commissionable to travel agents. Programs will cost from $169
per student for a half-day session to $900 for a three-day
session.
PLEASANT HOLIDAYS and Fiesta Americana are
promoting reduced rates at the Fiesta Americana Condesa Cancun and
Fiesta Americana Cozumel Dive Resort through Dec. 25. Four-night,
land-only packages at the Fiesta Americana Condesa Cancun start at
$331 per person, double, while four-night packages at the Fiesta
Americana Cozumel Dive Resort start at $252 per person, double.
Included are roundtrip airport transfers, accommodations, all hotel
taxes and surcharges, and on-site assistance from Pleasant's
customer service representatives. To book, visit www.pleasantagent.com.