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Southwest Starting Mexico Service With Volaris

Southwest Airlines, which already has a deal with WestJet in Canada, has just announced it will start code sharing with Volaris on flights to Mexico by 2010. That means you'll be able to book all the way through to, say, Monterrey on Southwest, with one itinerary and (presumably) fewer hassles than if you booked two separate legs.

Southwest's official blog has more info:

Like our new codeshare partner WestJet, Volaris presently serves some pretty cool destinations... or should I say hot destinations! Places like Cancun, Cabo, Puerto Vallarta and Acapulco are certainly great places to vacation. Mexico City (via Toluca), Monterrey and Guadalajara are great business travel destinations and will complement our efforts to attract more business travelers. ...

Unlike WestJet, Volaris is an unknown brand in the US. Although they are relatively small and certainly new (they began flying in 2006), Volaris has proven themselves a successful and viable airline and are developing a new generation of flyers in Mexico.

Doughnut-loving passengers, apparently.

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