Air and Cruise Activity in Vallarta · Nayarit Increased

Due to the gradual reactivation of operations, during October 2021, both air and cruise activity will increase in Vallarta · Nayarit.

Air Activity

This month, air activity in Vallarta · Nayarit will have more than 1,500 domestic and international flights. According to the Grupo Aeroporturario del Pacífico (GAP) monthly report, the return of the Canadian airlines stands out in this period, which were absent for more than eight months due to the regulations taken by the Government of Canada to contain COVID-19.

In this way, Air Canada restarted its activities this Saturday, October 2nd, 2021, with a flight from Vancouver. This company joins WestJet, which resumed operations on June 5th, 2021 with one flight a week from Calgary.

In addition, Swoop (the ultra-low-cost airline) will return this October 5th, 2021 with two more flights a week, one from Hamilton and the other one from Edmonton. Likewise, as of October 10, 2021, Sunwing will resume its operations to Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit with a flight from Toronto.

It is expected that, in the coming weeks, the Air Transat company will also reopen its activities with routes from Toronto and Montreal.

Cruise Activity

According to the Administración Portuaria Integral (API), during this month 14 cruise ships will arrive at our destination. Two of them will arrive without passengers, just to receive maritime services.

Today, Monday, October 4th, 2021, the Serenade of the Seas cruise ship, of the Royal Caribbean Cruises, arrived in. In the same way, the Noordam cruise ship, of the Holland America Line company, will arrive but only to receive services.

For Tuesday, October 5th, 2021, the Carnival Panorama cruise ship, of the Carnival Cruise Line will arrive again and, during this month, the companies Royal Caribbean Cruise and Holland America Line will be added, in addition to Princess Cruise.

It is expected that during the last quarter of the year, more than 50 cruises with tourists will arrive in Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit.