United Airways will supply vacationers a brand new option to the Riviera Nayarit on Mexico’s Pacific coast this winter.
The Star Alliance service will add Tepic Worldwide Airport (TPQ) to its map with a Saturday-only nonstop from Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) starting Dec. 20. The flight — on an Embraer E175 — will function by means of the winter.
United is the primary U.S. airline to fly to TPQ, which sits close to the Riviera Nayarit coast, north of Puerto Vallarta. The airport does boast a nonstop to Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX) on Mexican price range airline Volaris, schedule information from aviation analytics agency Cirium exhibits.
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Tepic is United’s second new vacation spot in Mexico this 12 months. The airline turned the first U.S. carrier to Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM) on Oaxacan coast when it started flights from Houston in April.
American Airways will join United in Puerto Escondido in December.
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Along with Tepic, United may also add two new routes to Mexico and the Caribbean: Denver Worldwide Airport (DEN) to Mexico Metropolis Worldwide Airport (MEX) and Punta Cana Worldwide Airport (PUJ) within the Dominican Republic on Oct. 26. Each routes will function day by day, with Mexico Metropolis on a Boeing 737 MAX 8 and Punta Cana on a 737 MAX 9.
United’s Latin enlargement comes as U.S. carriers search to offset a weaker home market with worldwide enlargement. In the course of the first six months of 2025, the variety of People touring overseas elevated 2.4% in comparison with final 12 months, whereas the variety of foreigners touring to the U.S. fell 1.2%, in accordance with the newest U.S. Worldwide Commerce Administration data.
Sometimes, the vast majority of worldwide vacationers fly on an airline from their house nation. Which means the rise in People touring overseas is extra prone to profit U.S. airways, whereas the decline in overseas guests would disproportionately have an effect on worldwide airways.
United’s newest winter enlargement announcement follows this sample. Along with the three new routes, the airline is including flights on 33 current routes to Latin America and the Caribbean. This contains extra frequencies on three just lately launched routes, together with HOU to José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) in Medellin, Colombia; the talked about HOU to PXM route; and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Douglas-Charles Airport (DOM) on the island of Dominica.
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Under are the small print of United’s three new Latin and Caribbean routes this winter:
- HOU-TPQ: Saturdays from Dec. 20 on an E175
- DEN-MEX: day by day from Oct. 26 by means of March 27, 2026, on a 737-8
- DEN-PUJ: day by day from Oct. 26 on a 737-9
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