Airlines Serving Celaya

Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW)

American
Telephone: 800-433-7300
General Comment:
American Airlines was one of the first US airlines to transport passengers and cargo to Mexico. American US-Mexico routes use the Dallas-Fort Worth and Miami gateways and serve Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, Cancun, Acapulco, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo and Leon. Through its regional affiliate, American Eagle, American also serves Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Torreon and San Luis Potosi. In April 2008, American will commence service to Tampico. Seasonal service includes departures from Chicago, St. Louis, Boston and New York gateways and Cozumel destinations.

Aviacsa
Telephone: 800-735-5396
General Comment:
1/31/11 - Aviacsa Airlines was grounded by the Mexican Government in July 2009 due to non-payment of some $22 million usd owed in airspace fees. It is rumored they will reinstate operations on February 14, 2011.

Mexico City based airline with convenient schedules to popular cities throughout Mexico. Presently - Spring 2008 - Las Vegas is the only U.S. gateway.

Continental
Telephone: 800-231-0856
General Comment:
Continental's routes into Mexico originate in its Houston, TX and Newark, NJ hubs. In May 2004, daily service to Mexico City was added from San Antonio and McAllen, Texas.

Continental offers service to 28 cities in Mexico - more than any other US airline. Cities added since December 2003 include Manzanillo, Puebla, Oaxaca, Ciudad del Carmen, Monclova and Toluca.

Subject to Government approval, service from Houston to Durango will commence on July 1, 2004.

Mexicana
Telephone: 800-531-7921
General Comment:
1/25/11 - Mexicana Airlines filed for Bankruptcy protection in both the US and Mexico in August 2010 and suspended ticket sales and flight operations. There have been sporadic reports of ticket sales and operations renewals. The latest one has them renewing in March 2011. .

Mexicana's gateways in the US include Los Angeles, San Jose, San Francisco, Chicago, San Antonio, New York (JFK), Miami, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Fresno, CA, Dallas-Fort Worth, Orlando and Denver. Canadian gateways include Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.

Latin American gateways include Bogota, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Guatemala, San Jose Costa Rica, Panama City, San Salvador, Sao Paolo and Havana. Some routes are operated under code-share agreements with other airlines.

European gateways include Madrid and London.

Destinations in Mexico with direct service from the US include Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, Morelia, Leon (Bajio Airport), Zacatecas, Cancun, Mazatlan and Los Cabos. Mexicana was the first international carrier to serve Los Angeles when flights were inaugurated in the 1930's.

Mexicana holds one of the best safety and on-time performance records among international carriers and has received prestigious travel industry awards for its customer service.