Ontario Airport makes major international service expansion
Ontario International Airport celebrated its largest single-day expansion of international service Thursday as Volaris announced 14 new weekly flights to three destinations in Mexico, including daily service to Los Cabos.
The Mexico-based low-cost carrier, which already operates twice-daily flights between ONT and Guadalajara, will add routes to Los Cabos International Airport, León/Bajío International Airport in Guanajuato, and Morelia International Airport in Michoacan. Service to León/Bajío will run three times a week, while Morelia flights will operate four times weekly.
'Today's announcement represents the largest single-day expansion of international service in the history of our airport. It also is a testament to Ontario's decade-long partnership with Volaris in connecting Greater Ontario and Southern California with key markets in Latin America,' said Alan D. Wapner, president of the Ontario International Airport Authority Board of Commissioners.
The Los Cabos and Guanajuato routes are scheduled to launch July 4, while the Michoacan service will begin July 5.
Flights will depart from Terminal 2 and arrive at the ONT International Arrivals Terminal, operated with Airbus A320 aircraft featuring 186 seats.
Los Cabos (SJD)
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Arrive
Frequency
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ONT-SJD
12:40 pm
3:10 pm
Daily
A320
SJD-ONT
4:10 pm
6:40 pm
Morelia (MLM)
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Arrive
Frequency
Aircraft
ONT-MLM
8:20 pm
1:02 am (+1)
Sun, Tue, Thu, Sat
A320
MLM-ONT
8:18 am
11:00 am
Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri
Leon/Guanajuato (BJX)
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Arrive
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ONT-BJX
8:20 pm
12:50 am (+1)
Mon, Wed, Fri
A320
BJX-ONT
8:30 am
11:00 am
Tue, Thu, Sat
The expansion builds on the airport's recent record-breaking international traffic growth, with 438,896 international passengers in 2024, a 5.1% increase from the previous year, airport officials said.
Volaris executives emphasized the airline's commitment to expanding affordable travel options in and out of Mexico.
With the new additions, Volaris will operate 28 weekly flights at ONT, and officials say the airline is helping to solidify Ontario as one of the primary hubs for Southern California travelers seeking direct connections to Mexico.
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