More airlines are cutting service to Mexico’s Tulum International Airport. Soon after its opening in December 2023, several airlines from the U.S., Canada, and Latin America flocked to the airport with an influx in capacity.
But now, many are pulling back. After less than a year, American cut its service between Charlotte, North Carolina, and Tulum in February.
United also planned to link Denver and the Mexican city starting on Dec. 19, 2024, but those plans were also scrapped. The airport is roughly 80 miles south of Cancun.
More Cuts
According to a recent Cirium Diio schedule update, United will no longer link its Chicago O’Hare hub and Tulum. The carrier is scheduled to continue serving Tulum from Newark, New Jersey, and Houston year-round.
Further north, Air Canada is also pulling back in the market. Per Aeroroutes, the Canadian airline has removed plans to resume seasonal service from Ottawa and Quebec City.
“I think it’s no secret that the industry in general put a lot of incremental capacity into Tulum; you’re seeing some carriers rationalize a bit,” Air Canada’s chief commercial officer, Mark Galardo, said during an earnings call on Friday.
These routes were slated to resume this winter. The carrier will continue to serve Tulum from Toronto and Montreal.
Commenting on Air Canada’s shake-ups in Tulum, Galardo added, “We ourselves in Tulum are going to pare back a little bit of our service there and really kinda double down on Cancun, which performs quite well for us.”
Scheduled capacity in Tulum will be down by around 23% in December 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, according to Cirium.
Editor’s Note: Data referenced in this article was provided by aviation analytics company Cirium.
