The route will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays of each week.
Volaris El Salvador inaugurated this Friday the direct route between Miami and San Salvador with a frequency of four times a week.
The low-cost airline reported that the route will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays with fares ranging from $99, towards El Salvador San El Salvador Sanscar Arnulfo Romero and Galdámez (SAL) to Miami International Airport (MIA), by departure time of 7:41 a.m. and arrival at 11:11 a.m.
For their part, flights departing from Miami to El Salvador will cost $70 and take off from Miami at 7:55 p.m. to arrive at El Salvador International Airport at 9:43 p.m.
Volaris’ director of Sustainability and Corporate Development, Ronny Rodriguez, said that the establishment of this route expands the airline’s service to six U.S. cities, next to New York (JFK), Washington, D.C. (IAD), Los Angeles (LAX), Houston (IAH) and Oakland (OAK).
Rodriguez said that between January and September 2024 they have mobilized 430,000 passengers.
We’ve reached 60,000 passengers per month. We have become the second airline with the most operations and passengers transported to and from El Salvador Airport with more than 16 percent of the market in three years,” added the Sustainability Director.
Volaris El Salvador points out that the main attraction of the airline is maintained by the low-cost aviation model. This has allowed the company to maintain a $52 clean fare offer to U.S. destinations.
Rodriguez said that before making the decision of what new route to establish, we work hand in hand with the government to identify where the consulates are moving and opening and what is the diaspora movement in the United States.
Pussing of the diaspora
The president of the Autonomous Port Executive Commission (CEPA), Federico Anliker, said that the establishment of the new route responds to the “notable growth of passengers travelling between the two cities.”
Anliker sees on this route the opportunity for the diaspora to connect with their families and promote El Salvador’s tourism and economy.
With the proximity of activities in the east of the country, such as the San Miguel carnival and the end-of-year season, we project an increase in the visits of Salvadorans who return to share unforgettable moments with their families, Anliker said.
The head of the Department of Labor Mobility Program Management, Elsy Vásquez, said that the private company recognizes the diaspora as a key and strategic actor.
According to the Minister of Tourism, Morena Valdez, Miami is the sixth city that seeks to travel most from the United States to El Salvador. According to our statistics, 1.7 million searches in 2024 to travel from Miami to El Salvador, the official added.
Valdez reiterated that one of the needs for international tourists is to have as a country more direct flight options and more hotel offer in the cities, beaches, mountains and living villages.
This article has been translated after first appearing in Diario El Mundo