Aero Calafia launches
Aero Calafia launches
Peñasco-Hermosillo service
With expectations for an increase in tourism for Puerto Peñasco, Puerto Peñasco-Hermosillo flight service was recently reopened under the direction of Aero Calafia.
Luis Carlos Soto Gutierrez, coordinator for the Commission for Tourism Promotion, along with Mayor Heriberto Renteria Sanchez, inaugurated the new route that will connect the state capital to this beach destination.
At approximately 1:30 p.m. the local airport welcomed the Cessna Grand Caravan 208, XA-UGI, thereby officially opening the service that will depart Tuesday s and Thursday s each week, with a ticket price of 1,300 pesos one way.
Following the traditional ribbon cutting ceremony, Luis Carlos Soto Gutierrez noted that with this flight they will continue promoting tourism to Puerto Peñasco.
He thanked the airline for their interesting to becoming part of the promotion of tourism that Governor Eduardo Bours has fostered since the beginning of his administration, which represents a state investment in tourism infrastructure of nearly 250 million pesos, and funds from private initiative totaling over 2 billion dollars.
He reiterated that with this new flight, the influx of tourists to the area would continue to rise, as it is a real option for entertainment for both national and international tourists.
Ricardo Anaya Covarrubias, Director of Commercialization and Marketing for Aero Calafia, noted the new route would be added to existing services from Guaymas and Cd. Obregon to various cities in Baja California Sur mainly.
He stated the Peñasco-Hermosillo route is the 23rd operated by the airline, with 22 operative offices linking Baja California Sur, Baja California, Sinaloa, Jalisco and Sonora.
Based on responses seen in the number of passengers, he added, they will increase frequency of the service, with the possibility of adding another route between Peñasco-Mexicali at a later date.
