The Reno-Tahoe International Airport is scheduled to offer non-stop flights to Guadalajara, Mexico beginning on Tuesday. It will be the first scheduled international air service at RNO since 1999.
Airport representatives say the twice-weekly service is the culmination of months of work between Volaris and a dedicated group of Reno-Tahoe partners including the Nevada Commission on Tourism, the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority, local hotels, casinos and ski resorts, the Hispanic Chamber and Reno City Councilman Oscar Delgado.
Airport representatives say the flight will bring an estimated $20 million in economic impact to the region each year.
Volaris will begin the twice weekly service on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. The Airbus 319 with 144 seats will depart Guadalajara at 11:30 a.m. and arrive in Reno at 1:50 p.m. The flight will depart Reno at 3:20 p.m. and land in Guadalajara at 8:55 p.m. On Fridays, Volaris will serve Reno-Tahoe on the same schedule but will fly the route with a 174-seat Airbus 320.
(The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority contributed to this report.)
