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Not to be confused with InterJet or Enerjet.
Interjet
IATA ICAO Callsign
4O AIJ ABC AEROLINEAS[1]
Founded5 March 2005 (2005-03-05)
AOC #23IF051B[2]
Hubs
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programClub Interjet
Intertours
Fleet size85
Destinations55
Parent companyGrupo Alemán
HeadquartersMexico City, Mexico
Key peopleMiguel Alemán Magnani (President and Chairman)
Jose Luís Garza Álvarez (CEO)
Raúl López (CFO)
José Luis Ramírez Magnani (Deputy Chairman)
Javier Mondragón (Legal Counselor)
Websiteinterjet.com
Interjet offices at Mexico City International Airport.
An Interjet Airbus A320, performing its first biofuel flight, seen in July 2011
An Interjet A320 taxiing at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (March 2017)
Interjet Sukhoi Superjet 100 at Toluca International Airport
Passenger cabin of an Interjet Sukhoi Superjet 100.
Club Interjet logo

Interjet (official legal name ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V.),[3] is a Mexican airline headquartered in Mexico City,[4] Mexico’s third largest airline after Aeroméxico and Volaris. The airline operates scheduled flights to and from various destinations within Mexico, as well as to and from the Caribbean, Central America, North America and South America out of Mexico City International Airport.

The airline is a family business: the president and CEO is Miguel Alemán Magnani, son of Miguel Alemán Velasco, who is president of the group that owns the airline, Grupo Alemán. Alemán Velasco is son of ex-president Miguel Alemán Valdés, who amassed a fortune while in office 1946–1952, thus building the family fortune.[5][6][7][8]

The airline described itself as the "JetBlue of Mexico".[9] However by 2018 the airline had moved to a hybrid model, with low prices but high costs and "extras" such as extra legroom, free legroom, and a more generous luggage policy, associated with traditional carriers.[10]

Interjet also operates several charter flights throughout the American continent, mainly in the Caribbean.[11][12]

History

Interjet started operations on December 1, 2005, with one Airbus A320 aircraft.[13] The airline placed an order for 25 new A320 aircraft to replace the second-hand ones, which was increased by another ten aircraft on January 10, 2010.

Initially most Interjet flights were to and from its hub in Toluca International Airport, which it branded "Mexico City - Toluca Airport" and which was widely seen at the time as a viable base for low-cost carrier service for the Mexico City market. By 2008 it had 14 routes in and out of Toluca and 3 between other cities. [14]After the demise of Mexico City-based competitor Aero California in August 2008, Interjet took over the vacant slots and established flight services to Mexico City International Airport.

On July 21, 2011, Interjet made the first flight in North America (and the fourth worldwide) using biofuel,[15] on the Mexico City – Tuxtla Gutierrez route, with an Airbus A320-200, registration XA-ECO.

In 2012 the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) sold for about a half of a comparable Bombardier Aerospace or Embraer aircraft. Interjet CEO Jose Luis Garza says it was the best choice for hot and high Mexico City, a bold bet on Russia’s first major airliner since the Soviet Union collapse.[16]

On March 2, 2015, Interjet firmed 10 SSJ100 options valued at $350 million.

In January 2018, Bloomberg reported that four out of 22 of Interjet's SSJ100s were cannibalized for parts to keep others running after having been grounded for at least five months because of SaM146 maintenance delays.[17] This was later refuted by InterJet.[18] One grounded SSJ100 is going to be back in service on 19 January and the remaining three in March.[19]

Destinations

Main article: Interjet destinations

Interjet flies between locations in Mexico, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Peru, and the United States from its bases in Cancún, Guadalajara, Mexico City, and Monterrey. Interjet has also become a popular choice for surfers traveling to Mexico because of its baggage policy of not charging extra fees for those passengers transporting a surfboard on domestic flights.[20]

International

On July 1, 2011, Interjet began flights to its first international (and Central America) destination; to La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City from Mexico City International Airport.[21]

On February 23, 2012, Interjet started flights to its first U.S. destination; to Miami International Airport from Benito Juárez International Airport.[22] On June 21 that year the airline began flights to its second Central America destination; to San José de Costa Rica from Benito Juárez International Airport.[23]

On August 2, 2012, Interjet began flights to its second U.S. destination to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City from Benito Juárez International Airport.[24] On August 27 the same year the airline received permission to fly to John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California; from Guadalajara International Airport in Guadalajara and Benito Juárez International Airport. The airline began daily scheduled flights six weeks later on October 11.[25] On June 13, 2014, Interjet announced that it would end John Wayne Airport flights on July 20, 2014.[9]

Interjet intended to serve flights from Toluca to various cities in the United States, including O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas and San Antonio International Airport in San Antonio; as of 2013, only flights to Las Vegas and San Antonio had begun, with flights to Las Vegas from Lic. Adolfo López Mateos International Airport in Toluca beginning on November 15, 2012.[26]

On July 10, 2013, Interjet began service to El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá from Mexico City International Airport.[27]

On June 10, 2014, Interjet and Iberia began a codeshare agreement on their flights.[28]

On October 23, 2014, Interjet began service to Houston - George Bush Intercontinental Airport from Monterrey International Airport.[29]

On February 18, 2016, Interjet began service to Los Angeles International Airport from Guadalajara International Airport. On May 5, 2016; Interjet began its first ever service to Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, Peru from Mexico City. On October 20, 2016, Interjet launched service to Los Angeles International Airport from Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City.

On May 15, 2017, Interjet announced its first routes to Canada, with thrice weekly flights to Montreal from both Cancun and Mexico City with Airbus A320 aircraft. On July 28, 2017, Pearson International Airport in Toronto became the airline's second Canadian destination. On October 26, 2017, Vancouver became the airline’s third Canadian destination.

On March 14, 2018, Interjet began flights to San Francisco International Airport from Cancun and Guadalajara.[30]

Codeshare agreements

In 2015 several airlines began codeshare agreements with Interjet.[31]

It was announced in 2015 that Interjet would join the OneWorld airline alliance[32] but as of March 2018, this had not happened. However Interjet has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[33][34]

Fleet

As of September 2018, the Interjet fleet consists of the following aircraft:[35]

Interjet Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Note
Airbus A320-200 47 — 150 Five aircraft in biofuel livery.
Airbus A320neo 3 32 150
Airbus A321-200 6 — 192
Airbus A321neo 7 1 192
Sukhoi Superjet 100 22 18[36] 93[36] North American launch customer.[16]
Total 85 51

Frequent-flyer program

Interjet has a distinctive frequent-flyer program, called Club Interjet, in which it rewards its members with cash instead of with points or miles.[37]

References

  1. ^ https://airodyssey.net/reference/airlines/#4
  2. ^ "ABC Aerolineas (Interjet) Air Operators Certificate". http://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?. Retrieved 25 August 2018. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  3. ^ "Información de estacionamiento Ciudad de México". Interjet.com.mx. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  4. ^ "Política de privacidad de la información proporcionada". Interjet.com.mx. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  5. ^ https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=Amt1ZXMeVYMC&pg=PA543
  6. ^ https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=WKs-UoFtbTYC&pg=PA364
  7. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 94.
  8. ^ https://lideresmexicanos.com/300/miguel-aleman-velasco-miguel-aleman-magnani-los-300/
  9. ^ a b Ann Milbourn, Mary (13 June 2014). "Interjet ends Mexico flights at John Wayne". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  10. ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-12/stranded-russian-jets-in-mexican-hangars-haunt-troubled-airline
  11. ^ "Vacation Express starting charter flights to Mexico, Dominican Republic, out of Cleveland". cleveland.com. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Interjet from Cleveland to Cancun". tripadvisor.com. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Interjet receives first new aircraft". Airliner World. August 2007. p. 18.
  14. ^ http://www.anna.aero/2008/07/25/interjet-has-grabbed-10-percent-share-of-mexican-domestic-market/
  15. ^ "Interjet, Airbus complete jatropha aviation biofuels trial in Mexico : Biofuels Digest". www.biofuelsdigest.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  16. ^ a b Andrea Navarro (12 Jan 2018). "Stranded Russian Jets in Mexican Hangars Haunt Troubled Airline". Bloomberg.
  17. ^ Andrea Navarro (12 Jan 2018). "Stranded Russian Jets in Mexican Hangars Haunt Troubled Airline". Bloomberg.
  18. ^ "Mexico's Interjet refutes media reports it's 'cannibalizing' SSJ-100 planes". TASS. 19 Jan 2018.
  19. ^ "Interjet приостановила эксплуатацию части парка SSJ 100" (in Russian). ATO.ru. 17 January 2018.
  20. ^ Prolite International (March 29, 2013). "Boardbag Charges". Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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  25. ^ "Mexico airline Interjet begins O.C. service". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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  27. ^ [6][dead link]
  28. ^ "Iberia firma un acuerdo de código compartido con la mexicana Interjet – Aeroespacial – Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Aeroespacial en lainformacion.com". Noticias.lainformacion.com. 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  29. ^ "Interjet Launches Nonstop Service to Monterrey, Mexico Oct. 23". Escape Houston. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  30. ^ "Interjet adds San Francisco to its destinies" (in Spanish). EnElAire. January 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  31. ^ "Discussion - Business Traveller". businesstraveller.com. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  32. ^ http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2015/05/21/economia/027n3eco
  33. ^ "Alianzas". Interjet. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  34. ^ "Profile on Interjet". CAPA. Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 2016-10-29. Retrieved 2016-10-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  35. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 21. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  36. ^ a b "SJI: new SSJ100 order from Interjet. Five options converted into firm". superjetinternational.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  37. ^ [7] Archived August 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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