PUERTO VALLARTA, Jalisco, Sept. 4, 2026 — Volaris suspended nonstop Morelia–Puerto Vallarta flights as September began, removing a three-times-weekly link that had operated since July 2025.
Morelia airport director Luis Benítez Cruz disclosed Volaris’ formal cancellation request in a July interview. It covered the Puerto Vallarta and Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo routes.
“Starting in September, we have no confirmed flights,” Benítez Cruz said in Spanish.
PVDN checked Volaris’ booking system Friday. The route page now redirects to the airline’s homepage. A current flight schedule lists Aug. 30 as the last nonstop service.
Direct impact on Puerto Vallarta travelers
The suspension removes three Puerto Vallarta arrivals and three departures each week, based on the route’s original schedule.
No airline now sells a nonstop itinerary between Morelia and Puerto Vallarta, according to current fare listings. Travelers must take a connecting flight or travel by road.
The local flights used Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport at Km 7.5 of Carretera a Tepic. The terminal in Villa Las Flores serves Puerto Vallarta and the neighboring Riviera Nayarit market, according to airport operator GAP.
The nonstop flight had reduced the air journey between Puerto Vallarta and Michoacán’s capital to about one hour. Its original schedule offered service on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Fuel pressure and route profitability
An earlier regional report tied the Morelia route cuts to fuel costs and profitability. It cited unidentified national tourism-sector sources.
The Sept. 3 Puerto Vallarta report carried the same explanation. Neither report quoted Volaris on why it selected the Morelia–Puerto Vallarta route.
Volaris’ broader financial pressure is documented in its second-quarter filing. The airline said its average economic fuel cost rose 70% to $4.18 per gallon. It posted a $127 million net loss for the quarter.
The company also told investors that capacity growth would concentrate in July and August before moderating in September.
“We are responding to fuel price volatility with agility,” CEO Enrique Beltranena said in an April financial filing. He cited capacity changes, network optimization and targeted pricing.
Those disclosures confirm the broader fuel and capacity pressures. They do not independently establish Volaris’ reason for suspending this specific route.
A route that operated for about 14 months
Volaris announced the Morelia–Puerto Vallarta service in February 2025. It was part of an eight-route expansion from Morelia.
A GAP filing with the Mexican stock exchange records July 4, 2025, as the route’s starting date. It lists three weekly departures in each direction.
PVDN covered the route’s formal inauguration later that month. The suspension came about 14 months after service began.
Benítez Cruz said the Morelia airport would await Volaris’ October itineraries. Tourism-sector sources said the route could return if operating conditions improve, but Volaris has announced no resumption date.
The airline continues serving Puerto Vallarta from several Mexican cities. Its current fare page lists Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Tijuana, León, Toluca, Puebla, Aguascalientes, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí among its nonstop markets. PVDN reviewed three of the newest routes in June.
