Mexicana Announces Plans to Join Star Alliance
Jul 7, 1999 | 10:59 am
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Mexicana Announces Plans to Join Star Alliance
The Star Alliance(TM) network is poised to grow again, with the announcement today that Mexicana Airlines, the leading airline of Mexico, plans to join the airline alliance next year.
Mexicana's decision to join the Star Alliance network was announced on Wednesday evening at a gala event in Mexico City, attended by local dignitaries, members of the travel industry, airline customers, and the Chief Executive Officers of several of the Star Alliance member airlines.
As one of the major carriers in the Latin American market, Mexicana will be an important addition to the Star Alliance network. By joining, it will offer greater frequency and convenience of flights to a number of popular travel destinations in Latin America, and make available to Star Alliance passengers worldwide many new destinations within Mexico.
For customers of Mexicana, the decision to join the Star Alliance network opens the door to the convenience and rewards of belonging to the world's foremost airline alliance -- one that brings together the leading airlines from every region of the world. The member airlines of the Star Alliance network are Air Canada; Air New Zealand; Ansett Australia; Lufthansa; Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS); Thai Airways International; United Airlines, and Varig Brazilian Airlines. All Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan will become a member of the airline alliance in October.
Among the key benefit to customers of Star Alliance airlines are Rewards and Recognition. Members of any Star Alliance frequent flyer program can accumulate and redeem mileage points on all scheduled flights operated by all member airlines. In addition, frequent flyer miles collected on paid qualifying Star Alliance flights count toward achieving top-tier status in the frequent flyer plan of the traveler's choice. All top-tier and middle-tier customers earn the designations of ``Star Alliance Gold'' and ``Star Alliance Silver,'' respectively, which are recognized by all Star Alliance carriers and ensure that these customers receive the highest level of service at airports around the world.
Since the creation of the Star Alliance network in May 1997, the member airlines have served some 400 million passengers, traveling across a combined network of more than 720 destinations in over 110 countries around the world. On average, a Star Alliance flight takes off somewhere on the globe every 10 seconds.
Mexicana is one of the oldest airlines in the world. Founded in 1921, it now serves more than 7 million passengers annually, with flights to 29 cities in Mexico, eleven in the U.S., two in Canada, three in Central America, three in South America, and two in the Caribbean.
Mexicana's decision to join the Star Alliance network was announced on Wednesday evening at a gala event in Mexico City, attended by local dignitaries, members of the travel industry, airline customers, and the Chief Executive Officers of several of the Star Alliance member airlines.
As one of the major carriers in the Latin American market, Mexicana will be an important addition to the Star Alliance network. By joining, it will offer greater frequency and convenience of flights to a number of popular travel destinations in Latin America, and make available to Star Alliance passengers worldwide many new destinations within Mexico.
For customers of Mexicana, the decision to join the Star Alliance network opens the door to the convenience and rewards of belonging to the world's foremost airline alliance -- one that brings together the leading airlines from every region of the world. The member airlines of the Star Alliance network are Air Canada; Air New Zealand; Ansett Australia; Lufthansa; Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS); Thai Airways International; United Airlines, and Varig Brazilian Airlines. All Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan will become a member of the airline alliance in October.
Among the key benefit to customers of Star Alliance airlines are Rewards and Recognition. Members of any Star Alliance frequent flyer program can accumulate and redeem mileage points on all scheduled flights operated by all member airlines. In addition, frequent flyer miles collected on paid qualifying Star Alliance flights count toward achieving top-tier status in the frequent flyer plan of the traveler's choice. All top-tier and middle-tier customers earn the designations of ``Star Alliance Gold'' and ``Star Alliance Silver,'' respectively, which are recognized by all Star Alliance carriers and ensure that these customers receive the highest level of service at airports around the world.
Since the creation of the Star Alliance network in May 1997, the member airlines have served some 400 million passengers, traveling across a combined network of more than 720 destinations in over 110 countries around the world. On average, a Star Alliance flight takes off somewhere on the globe every 10 seconds.
Mexicana is one of the oldest airlines in the world. Founded in 1921, it now serves more than 7 million passengers annually, with flights to 29 cities in Mexico, eleven in the U.S., two in Canada, three in Central America, three in South America, and two in the Caribbean.
Jul 8, 1999 | 12:01 am
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Consider this routing for making more miles getting to someplace as a bonus on top of your trip and saving money:
Instead of just flying YYC-YYZ or YYC-Chicago, fly YYC-YYZ(or Chicago)-MEX with a stopover in YYZ or Chicago on the way there or back. Get your work (or go for a visit with friends, family) done in Toronto or Chicago and then go on for a vacation in Mexico. $750.00 CAD incl. all taxes. You can have unlimited stopovers on this fare and there are not penalties etc etc. This fare is available beginning sometime in late July. There may not be any advance purchase restrictions either -- they are not specified. Try doing a stopover on a North American fare, even full fare . . . not allowed.
Fare Basis Code MXR60
SEASONS - NO RESTRICTION
PENALTIES - NONE
DAY/TIME - TO CANADA TUE THRU FRI ALL DAY (similar fare for other days)
FROM CANADA SUN THRU WED ALL DAY (similar fare for other days)
ADV RES/TKT - may be 7 or 14 days but is not specified
MIN STAY - NO RESTRICTION
MAX STAY - 60 DAYS BEFORE MIDNIGHT AFTER
DEPARTURE FROM ORIGIN
BLACKOUTS - NO RESTRICTION
STOPOVERS - PERMITTED-UNLIMITED
TRANSFERS - NO RESTRICTION
FLT APPLIC - NO RESTRICTION
Instead of just flying YYC-YYZ or YYC-Chicago, fly YYC-YYZ(or Chicago)-MEX with a stopover in YYZ or Chicago on the way there or back. Get your work (or go for a visit with friends, family) done in Toronto or Chicago and then go on for a vacation in Mexico. $750.00 CAD incl. all taxes. You can have unlimited stopovers on this fare and there are not penalties etc etc. This fare is available beginning sometime in late July. There may not be any advance purchase restrictions either -- they are not specified. Try doing a stopover on a North American fare, even full fare . . . not allowed.
Fare Basis Code MXR60
SEASONS - NO RESTRICTION
PENALTIES - NONE
DAY/TIME - TO CANADA TUE THRU FRI ALL DAY (similar fare for other days)
FROM CANADA SUN THRU WED ALL DAY (similar fare for other days)
ADV RES/TKT - may be 7 or 14 days but is not specified
MIN STAY - NO RESTRICTION
MAX STAY - 60 DAYS BEFORE MIDNIGHT AFTER
DEPARTURE FROM ORIGIN
BLACKOUTS - NO RESTRICTION
STOPOVERS - PERMITTED-UNLIMITED
TRANSFERS - NO RESTRICTION
FLT APPLIC - NO RESTRICTION