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{{short description|Defunct low-cost airline of Mexico (2005–2020)}}{{about|the defunct Mexican airline|the defunct Greek airline|InterJet}}

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WEBSITE=AV-INFO.FAA.GOV/DETAIL.ASP?, 25 August 2018, | fleet_size = | destinations = | parent = Grupo Alemán| num_employees = | logo = Logo Interjet transparent.svg| logo_size = 250Mexico City, MexicoPresident (corporate title)>President and Chairman)Carlos Rello (Chief executive officer) (Chief financial officer>CFO)| lounge = interjet.com}}}}Interjet (official legal name ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V.),WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20101018045840weblink">weblink usurped, October 18, 2010, Información de estacionamiento Ciudad de México, Interjet.com.mx, 2015-04-24, also known as Interjet Airlines, was a Mexican low-cost carrier headquartered in Mexico City.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20101026152753weblink">weblink usurped, October 26, 2010, Política de privacidad de la información proporcionada, Interjet.com.mx, 2015-04-24, The airline operated scheduled flights to and from various destinations within Mexico, as well as to and from the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America. The airline was a family business: until December 2010, the president and CEO was Miguel Alemán Magnani, son of Miguel Alemán Velasco, who is president of the group that owns the airline, Grupo Alemán. Alemán Velasco is in turn son of former President of Mexico Miguel Alemán Valdés, who amassed a fortune while in office from 1946 to 1952.BOOK,weblink The Oxford History of Mexico, 9780199779932, Beezley, William, Meyer, Michael, 2010-08-03, BOOK,weblink Mexico in the 1940s: Modernity, Politics, and Corruption, 9780842027953, Niblo, Stephen R., 1999, NEWS, Directory: World Airlines, Flight International, 94, 2007-04-03, WEB,weblink Miguel Alemán Velasco / Miguel Alemán Magnani: Los 300, 2018-03-07, 2018-03-08,weblink dead, As of December 2020, the CFO announced the suspension of all operations and from the IATA for its non-payment of debt, primarily from fuel costs.NEWS, Interjet se asoma al abismo: IATA suspende la emisión de boletos,weblink 14 December 2020, Reportur, Grupo Preferente, 14 December 2020, es, WEB,weblink Interjet Gets Partial IATA Suspension - What Does It Mean?, 30 April 2020, The airline's website is currently inactive, as reported by sources.NEWS, Interjet preparaba posible regreso en febrero pero desaparecio, Interjet was preparing a possible return in February but disappeared,weblink 11 January 2021, La Verdad Noticas, GELV COMERCIALIZADORA DE MEDIOS S.A. DE C.V., 10 January 2021, Spanish, The airline also served as a sponsor for Liga MX team Club America, from 2014 to 2020.

Company slogans

• 2008-2010: , As you should always travelArchived at Ghostarchive{{cbignore}} and the weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20200703021133weblink">Wayback Machine{{cbignore}}: WEB,weblink Comerciales mexicanos: Interjet 2008, YouTube, {{cbignore}}
• 2010-2012: , Fly more and better for lessWEB,weblink Interjet ya vuela hacia Miami,
• 2012-2014: , Flying in your direction
• 2014-2019: , Fly your wayWEB,weblink VUELOS con Interjet en VIAJALA,

History

Foundation

(File:Interjet headquarters.jpg|thumb|Interjet offices at Mexico City International Airport)Interjet started operations on December 1, 2005, with one Airbus A320 aircraft.NEWS, Interjet receives first new aircraft, Airliner World, 18, August 2007, The airline placed an order for 25 new A320s to replace the second-hand ones, which was increased by another ten aircraft on January 10, 2010.Initially, most Interjet flights were to and from its hub in Toluca International Airport, which it branded "Mexico City - Toluca Airport" and which was widely seen at the time as a viable base for low-cost carrier service for the Mexico City market. By 2008 it had 14 routes from Toluca and three between other cities.WEB,weblink Interjet has grabbed 10% share of Mexican domestic market; has applied for California and Texas flights, 25 July 2008, After the demise of Mexico City-based competitor Aero California in August 2008, Interjet took over the vacant slots and established flight services to Mexico City International Airport.

Expansion and new fleet

On July 21, 2011, Interjet made its first flight in North America (and the fourth worldwide) using biofuel,WEB,weblink Interjet, Airbus complete jatropha aviation biofuels trial in Mexico : Biofuels Digest, biofuelsdigest.com, en-US, 2017-04-15, on the Mexico City – Tuxtla Gutiérrez route, with an Airbus A320-200, registration XA-ECO.In 2012 the airline committed to purchase the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100), which sold for about a half the price of a comparable Bombardier Aerospace or Embraer aircraft.Interjet CEO Jose Luis Garza said it was the best choice for hot and high Mexico City, a bold bet on Russia's first major airplane since the Soviet Union collapsed.NEWS,weblink Stranded Russian Jets in Mexican Hangars Haunt Troubled Airline, Andrea Navarro, 12 Jan 2018, Bloomberg, In 2014, the airline described itself as the "JetBlue of Mexico".NEWS, Ann Milbourn, Mary, Interjet ends Mexico flights at John Wayne,weblink 15 June 2014, The Orange County Register, 13 June 2014, However, by 2018, the airline had moved to a hybrid model, with low ticket prices and high cost "extras" such as extra legroom, free legroom, but a more generous luggage policy associated with traditional carriers.NEWS,weblink Stranded Russian Jets in Mexican Hangars Haunt Troubled Airline, Bloomberg.com, 12 January 2018, On March 2, 2015, Interjet confirmed ten SSJ100 options valued at $350 million.In mid-January 2018, Bloomberg reported that four out of 22 of Interjet's SSJ100s were cannibalized for parts to keep others running, after having been grounded for at least five months because of SaM146 maintenance delays. This was later refuted by Interjet;NEWS,weblink Mexico's Interjet refutes media reports it's 'cannibalizing' SSJ-100 planes, 19 Jan 2018, TASS, a Russian magazine reported that one grounded SSJ100 was going to be back in service by January 19, and the remaining three by March.NEWS,weblink Interjet приостановила эксплуатацию части парка SSJ 100, 17 January 2018, Air Transport Review, ATO.ru, ru, In September 2018, Interjet was reported to be considering replacing its SSJ100s with Airbus A320neos, to make better use of its slots, with the SSJ technical problems a possible factor.NEWS,weblink Sukhoi Faces Loss Of Rare Western Customer, 11 September 2018, MRO Network, 11 September 2018, This would have left CityJet as the only remaining Western customer. On September 12, Interjet denied the report.PRESS RELEASE, Press Release, September 12, 2018, Interjet,weblinkweblink usurped, September 14, 2018, Interjet claimed its capital cost for ten Superjets is equivalent to the pre-delivery payment for one Airbus A320.NEWS,weblink Interjet praises Superjet despite continuing maintenance needs, Edward Russell, 17 Nov 2017, Flightglobal, The pre-delivery payment amounts to 15-30 percent of an aircraft list price.NEWS,weblink Paper planes: the financing of aircraft pre-delivery payments, Paul Jebely, March 18, 2015, Clyde & Co, September 14, 2018, September 13, 2018,weblink dead, The list price of an A320 was $88.3M in 2012.PRESS RELEASE, Commercial Aircraft New Airbus aircraft list prices for 2012, 18 January 2012, Airbus,weblink 14 September 2018, 13 September 2018,weblink dead, By January 2020, Interjet confirmed that it was planning to phase out its SSJ100 fleet, and by November of that year was operating only 4 of its 22 SSJ100 models.WEB,weblink What Will Happen With Interjet's Sukhoi Fleet?, 15 September 2020, Daniel Martinex Garbuno, Simple Flying, September 15, 2020, December 10, 2022, After the carrier quit flying in December 2020 and entered bankruptcy in April 2021,WEB,weblink Interjet Will Need To Pay What It Owes Before It's Allowed To Resume Flights, 16 March 2022, Simple Flying, March 16, 2022, July 16, 2022, WEB,weblink SAS Joins List of Airline Failures and Bankruptcies Since Pandemic's Start, 6 July 2022, Skift, July 6, 2022, July 16, 2022, its plan to try to resume operating was to attempt to return its SSJ100s to Sukhoi to cancel its debt, and fly instead with 10 Airbus A320 aircraft.NEWS,weblink Mexican airline Interjet plans to restart in 2022 with 10 airplanes, 4 December 2021, Reuters, December 3. 2021, July 16, 2022, Angulo, Sharay,

Financial debt, COVID-19, new CEO, and cancellations

With the suspension of many of its operations because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were reports of financial problems.WEB,weblink What Needs to Happen for Interjet to Successfully Fly Away from Its Crisis?, 20 July 2020, The airline has suspended all international operations following the pandemic.WEB,weblink Interjet suspends all international routes due to COVID-19 as of March 24; confirm travel itineraries, Garda World, 21 March 2020, The shaky financial situation continued through 2020, with Interjet having to cancel all flights for the 1st and 2 November after failing to pay for fuel.WEB,weblink Interjet cancels all its flights after failing to pay for fuel, 2 November 2020, Even before the pandemic, the airline had been in financial trouble since 2013, citing unpaid taxes.NEWS, Martínez Garbuno, Daniel, Mexico's Interjet Has Stopped Flights For The 3rd Time In 2 Months,weblink 17 December 2020, Simple Flying, Simple Flying, 16 December 2020, NEWS, Interjet's troubles continue: all flights through Dec. 31 have been canceled,weblink 18 December 2020, Mexico News Daily, Laughing Gecko Holdings SA de CV, 17 December 2020, The airline temporarily reduced the salaries of its workers by 50% to further cut debt.WEB,weblink Interjet Cuts Flights, Salaries to Face COVID-19, Alicia Arizpe, Mexico Business, 26 March 2020, From November 30 to December 3, the airline again cancelled flights as it had still failed to pay for fuel despite its commitment to provide reimbursement by December 8, 2020.NEWS, Interjet canceló todos los vuelos del domingo, qué hacer en caso de resultar afectado,weblink 13 December 2020, infobae, infobae, 13 December 2020, es, The airline didn't notify customers and staff, causing many to be stranded. In Cancún International Airport, following the cancellations, many paid up to 5,000 pesos for different airlines.NEWS, Pasajeros se quedan varados en Cancún por cancelación de vuelos de Interjet,weblink 13 December 2020, Por Esto, editor80, 2 December 2020, es, NEWS, Viajeros se quedan plantados; Interjet les cancela otra vez,weblink 13 December 2020, PorEsto, editor80, 11 December 2020, es, WEB,weblink Interjet cancels all its flights again as it has no money for fuel, 30 November 2020, WEB,weblink Interjet workers still unpaid; new owner says payments coming Tuesday, 5 December 2020, The Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor (PROFECO) has advised passengers against booking from and flying the airline, and provided compensation for the affected customers. The airline once again cancelled all flights from December 11, 2020, until the end of January, after still being unable to pay for fuel.NEWS, Interjet cancela sus vuelos para todo el mes de enero,weblink 4 January 2021, Ahora Noticas, Ahora Noticas, 4 January 2021, 4 January 2021,weblink dead, NEWS, Vásquez, Azucena, Inicia Interjet 2021 sin nuevos vuelos,weblink 4 January 2021, ElDiario.mx, Publicaciones e Impresos Paso del Norte S. de R.L de C.V., 1 January 2021, es, NEWS, Valadez, Roberto, Interjet cancela todos sus vuelos para lo que resta de 2020,weblink 18 December 2020, Milenio, Grupo Milenio, 17 December 2020, es, NEWS, Interjet will not have more flights for the remainder of the year, cancel everything,weblink 17 December 2020, explica, Explica.co, 17 December 2020, {{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} As a result, IATA once again suspended the airline, but now entirely, and from its Billing and Settlement Plan, and advised travel agencies and GDS to suspend all ticket sales for the airline. In April, IATA dismissed the airline from the Clearing House. Despite the suspensions, the airline still remains a member of the IATA. The airline postponed its relaunch dates of December 17, December 31, and then January 11. Amidst the financial issues, Interjet's head Miguel Alemán Magnani resigned.NEWS, San Martín, Neldy, Empleados sindicalizados de Interjet emplazan a huelga para el 8 de enero,weblink 23 December 2020, Proceso, Comunicación e Información S.A. de C.V., 22 December 2020, es, In November 2020, Alejandro del Valle was appointed the airline's new CEO and later became chairman of the board of directors.According to a report, the airline's unpaid taxes, bills, fees, and cancellations resulted in an embargo placed on the properties of the father of former president Miguel Alemán Magnani by the SAT, legal action by customers, and Chicago officials. Its licence to operate in Canada was suspended for failing to provide liability insurance coverage. The Secretariat of Communications and Transportation stated the airline owes up to 3 billion pesos (less than US$150 million) in debt at that time, including 2.6 billion pesos to the Mexican government. It is unable to resume operations until the remaining debt has been paid to the government, employees, and airports. A substantial percentage of their fleet has also been repossessed and grounded since April 3, 2020.NEWS,weblink Jets Repossessed From Mexican Carrier in Omen for Airlines, Bloomberg.com, 3 April 2020, 4 April 2020, Union workers have planned to go on strike on several occasions for the wages unpaid to 5,000 workers. There have been reports regarding many of the airline's staff, including pilots and maintenance workers, all refusing to work for the airline. The Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM) stated the airline owed about 7 billion pesos (over US$350 million) in federal taxes, as well as an additional 2 billion pesos (est. US$100 million) for fuel.Union workers have requested the Mexican government to take control of the airline, in which it has since declined and stated that in the event of the airline's bankruptcy, the government would lose a total of 7.350 billion pesos.NEWS, Government declines union request to take control of troubled airline,weblink 18 December 2020, Mexico News Daily, Laughing Gecko Holdings SA de CV, 15 December 2020, Additionally, it has denied the airline's request to transfer tax debts to the Servicios de Personal del Estado de México. Sources also say that 50 unpaid workers who have been laid off since March have filed lawsuits against the airline, stating it owes them $11 million pesos.NEWS, Valadez, Roberto, Ex empleados presentan 50 demandas contra Interjet por 11 mdp,weblink 18 December 2020, Milenio, Grupo Milenio, 15 December 2020, es, Investors have been encouraged to refuse investment and allow the airline's cessation of operations.NEWS, CTM: Nuevos inversionistas "dejan morir" a Interjet; suspenden vuelos indefinidamente,weblink 23 December 2020, El Imparcial, Grupo Healy, 22 December 2020, es, On December 13, 2020, the airline stated it was on the brink of bankruptcy.NEWS, Hernández, Enrique, Interjet quebrará bajo la administración de Alejandro del Valle, advierte el Sindicato,weblink 13 December 2020, Forbes Mexico, 11 December 2020, es, In an interview with a Mexican news outlet, tax authority director Raquel Buenrostro said that the airline is already bankrupt, stating that "Interjet has no cash flow..." The airline's general director, Carlos Rello, stated that it depended on the SAT for tax payments with medical supplies in order to cover the debt and attract capital from investors.On December 23, 2020, the Interjet Vacations brand announced on its website that its operating company, Resérvalo, filed for bankruptcy. The airline recently claimed that while the operating company has no relationship, it only managed commercial operations.WEB, Important announcement,weblink Interjet Vacations, Interjet Vacations, 4 January 2021, 1 January 2021,weblink dead, NEWS, Interjet Vacations se declara en quiebra,weblink 4 January 2021, A21.mx, Industria Aeronáutica y Aeroespacial, 30 December 2020, es, NEWS, Interjet Vacations se declara en quiebra,weblink 4 January 2021, Noticas en la mira, Noticas en la mira, 31 December 2020, NEWS, Preámbulo de lo que está por venir para Interjet,weblink 4 January 2021, pasillo turistico, Pasillo Turistico, 31 December 2020, es, NEWS, Company that manages Interjet Vacations files for bankruptcy,weblink 4 January 2021, Riviera Maya News, Riviera Maya News, 31 December 2021, According to a report, the Vacation brand has had no social media activity since November 27, 2020, and added that hotel reservations for January were found to be invalid according to customers via social media.On January 8, 2021, at 12:48pm, at least 5,000 of the airline's unpaid workers, including several unionized ones, went on strike after the airline missed the deadline of January 5 to reimburse months' worth of unpaid wages and benefits to the employees. They placed red and black strike flags on airports served by the airline.NEWS, Rosado van der Gracht, Carlos, Unpaid Interjet workers go on strike at Merida airport,weblink 11 January 2021, Yucatán Expat Life Magazine, Roof Cat Media S de RL de CV, 9 January 2021, NEWS, Jiménez, Rebeca, Tras estallar huelga, colocan banderas rojinegras en aviones de Interjet en Aeropuerto de Toluca,weblink 11 January 2021, El Universal, Compañía Periodística Nacional, 8 January 2021, Spanish, NEWS, Garcia, Ximena, Huelga de Interjet llega a Toluca, personal clausura centro de,weblink 11 January 2021, El Grafico, Compañía Periodística Nacional, 9 January 2021, Spanish, NEWS, Montes de Oca, Daniela, En huelga 5 mil trabajadores de Interjet,weblink 11 January 2021, Noticas de Queretaro, Noticias la Verdad cada Mañana, 10 January 2021, Spanish, NEWS, Ríos, Daniel, INTERJET DESACTIVA SITIO WEB Y PROVOCA INCERTIDUMBRE ENTRE USUARIOS, Interjet deactivates website and causes uncertainty among users,weblink 11 January 2021, Diario Valor, Diario Valor, 9 January 2021, Spanish, 9 January 2021,weblink dead, NEWS, ¿Cuántos aviones y empleados tiene Interjet?,weblink 11 January 2021, Milenio, Grupo Milenio, 8 January 2021, Spanish, NEWS, Estalla huelga en Interjet por falta de pago,weblink 11 January 2021, Televisa.news, Televisa S. A. de C. V., 8 January 2021, Spanish, NEWS, Valadez, Roberto, Estalla huelga de trabajadores de Interjet ante la falta de pagos,weblink 11 January 2021, Milenio, Grupo Milenio, 8 January 2021, Spanish, NEWS, Este viernes entra en huelga Interjet,weblink 11 January 2021, Canal 10, Canal 10, 8 January 2021, Spanish, NEWS, Los trabajadores de la aerolínea mexicana Interjet inician huelga por impago,weblink 11 January 2021, Ovaciones, Ovaciones digital, 8 January 2021, es, In addition to demanding payment, workers also protested about the airline's missed payments to Infonavit, Fonacot, and the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS). Following the strike, the airline's website became inactive with users reporting it to display an "HTTP Error 500" message.NEWS, Página de Interjet deja de funcionar, tras huelga de trabajadores, Interjet page stops working, after worker's strike,weblink 11 January 2021, Head Topics Mexico, HeadTopics.com, 9 January 2021, Spanish, Mexico's president Andrés Manuel López Obrador ruled out the possibility of a bailout from the government, stating that it "cannot be rescuing companies, [...which] was done previously and it was abused a lot." The president added that cooperating in the rescue could lead to financial debt for the government itself.NEWS, Interjet ya venía arrastrando deudas; no podemos estar rescatando empresas: AMLO,weblink 23 January 2021, El Universal, Compañía Periodística Nacional, 13 January 2021, Interjet's current financial situation could potentially lead to the revival of operations for Mexicana de Aviación, a former major Mexican airline which ceased operations in 2010 due to similar financial struggles.NEWS, Avilés, Rosario, ¿Adiós a Interjet, hola a Mexicana?, Goodbye Interjet, hello Mexicana?,weblink 23 December 2020, El Economista, Periódico El Economista S.A. de C.V., 22 December 2020, Former general director José Luis Garza Álvarez has founded a new airline, Aerala.NEWS, Foto – Así lucirá la nueva aerolínea mexicana del ex jefe de Interjet,weblink 3 February 2022, Reportur, Grupo Preferente, 29 January 2022, Spanish,

Bankruptcy

In March 2021, Interjet has officially requested to file for commercial bankruptcy by the end of the month in order to receive investment funds and resources.NEWS, Interjet to request commercial bankruptcy by March 30,weblink 25 March 2021, Riviera Maya News, Riviera Maya News, 23 March 2021, If unsuccessful, however, the airline would be put up for auction, according to CEO Alejandro del Valle. Additionally, the airline's Board of Director's president stated that Lufthansa Consulting has offered a deposit of $68 million, which would grant access to the Mexican market to the German-based airline consultancy. This has since been denied by Lufthansa Consulting, which stated that it "does not invest in airlines, nor is it interested in acquiring Interjet."WEB,weblink Lufthansa Consulting niega tener interés de invertir en Interjet, Interjet was still trying in early 2022 to resume limited flights using 10 Airbus A320 aircraft and potentially 10 Czech-made Let L-410 planes.NEWS,weblink Mexico's Interjet Sees Return to Skies in 2022 With Czech Planes, Bloomberg, December 2021, Reuters, December 1. 2021, July 16, 2022, However, the sub-Secretary of Transportation stated that the airline would first have to settle its current debt, about 40 billion pesos (nearly US$2 billion).By April 2023, the federal court decided to liquidate the company and order the auction of its properties meaning Interjet will no longer fly again.WEB,weblink Mexico's Interjet Is Formally Declared Bankrupt,

Destinations

As of 2020, following financial issues and the COVID-19 pandemic, Interjet had limited flights to four cities in Mexico, including Cancún, Guadalajara, Mexico City, and Monterrey.Interjet has served locations in Mexico, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru, and the United States from its bases in Cancún, Guadalajara, Mexico City, and Monterrey. Interjet has also become a popular choice for surfers traveling to Mexico because of its baggage policy of not charging extra fees for those passengers transporting a surfboard on domestic flights.NEWS , Interjet also operated several charter flights throughout the Americas, mainly in the Caribbean.WEB,weblink Vacation Express starting charter flights to Mexico, Dominican Republic, out of Cleveland, cleveland.com, 10 February 2015, 20 April 2015, WEB,weblink Interjet from Cleveland to Cancun, tripadvisor.com, 20 April 2015,

International

On July 1, 2011, Interjet began flights to its first international (and Central American) destination; to La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City from Mexico City International Airport.On February 23, 2012, Interjet started flights to its first U.S. destination; to Miami International Airport from Benito Juárez International Airport. On June 21 that year the airline began flights to its second Central America destination; to San José de Costa Rica from Benito Juárez International Airport.On August 2, 2012, Interjet began flights to its second U.S. destination to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City from Benito Juárez International Airport. On August 27 the same year the airline received permission to fly to John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California; from Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport in Guadalajara and Benito Juárez International Airport. The airline began daily scheduled flights six weeks later on October 11.WEB,weblink Mexico airline Interjet begins O.C. service, The Orange County Register, 12 October 2012, 20 April 2015, As of July 20, 2014, Interjet had ended flights to John Wayne Airport.Interjet intended to serve flights from Toluca to various cities in the United States, including O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas and San Antonio International Airport in San Antonio; {{as of|2013|lc=y}}, only flights to Las Vegas and San Antonio had begun, with flights to Las Vegas from Lic. Adolfo López Mateos International Airport in Toluca beginning on November 15, 2012.On July 10, 2013, Interjet began service to El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá from Mexico City International Airport.On June 10, 2014, Interjet and Iberia began a codeshare agreement on their flights.WEB,weblink Iberia firma un acuerdo de código compartido con la mexicana Interjet – Aeroespacial – Noticias, última hora, vídeos y fotos de Aeroespacial en lainformacion.com, Noticias.lainformacion.com, 2014-06-10, 2015-04-24, 2015-06-30,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150630035047weblink">weblink dead, On October 23, 2014, Interjet began service to Houston - George Bush Intercontinental Airport from Monterrey International Airport.WEB,weblink Interjet Launches Nonstop Service to Monterrey, Mexico Oct. 23, Escape Houston, 7 September 2014, 20 April 2015, On February 18, 2016, Interjet began service to Los Angeles International Airport from Guadalajara International Airport. On May 5, 2016; Interjet began its first ever service to Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, Peru from Mexico City. On October 20, 2016, Interjet launched service to Los Angeles International Airport from Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City.On May 15, 2017, Interjet announced its first routes to Canada, with thrice weekly flights to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport from Mexico City and Cancún with Airbus A320 aircraft. On July 28, 2017, service was launched to Toronto Pearson International Airport from Mexico City and Cancún, and on October 26, 2017, Vancouver International Airport became the third Canadian Interjet destination with service from both Mexico City and Cancún.On March 14, 2018, Interjet began service to San Francisco International Airport from Cancún and Guadalajara.WEB,weblink Interjet adds San Francisco to its destinies, es, EnElAire, January 2018, January 26, 2018, On December 15, 2018, Interjet began service to Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport in San Salvador from Mexico City.WEB,weblink Interjet starts operations to El Salvador, es, EnElAire, November 2018, November 19, 2018, On June 5, 2019, Interjet began service to José María Córdova International Airport in Medellín, Colombia from Mexico City and Cancún.WEB,weblink Fly to Medellín Through Mexico City and Cancún, Interjet, April 2019, April 4, 2019, April 4, 2019,weblink usurped, On October 1, 2019, Interjet began service to José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport in Guayaquil, Ecuador from Mexico City and Cancún.WEB,weblink Interjet will operate from October 1 at Guayaquil Airport, es, El Universo, July 2019, July 30, 2019, On October 28, 2019, Interjet began service to Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador from Mexico City.WEB,weblink Interjet announces two new routes to Guayaquil and Quito, es, EnElAire, August 2019, August 8, 2019, On November 22, 2019, Interjet began service to Rafael Núñez International Airport in Cartagena, Colombia from Mexico City.WEB, Liu, Jim, InterJet schedules Cartagena launch in late-Nov 2019,weblink Routesonline, 8 October 2019, As of March 24, 2020, Interjet has suspended all international flights due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The carrier quit flying altogether in December 2020 and entered bankruptcy in April 2021.

Codeshare agreements

Interjet had codeshare agreements with the following airlines:WEB, Alianzas,weblinkweblink usurped, March 12, 2018, Interjet, 11 March 2018, WEB,weblink Profile on Interjet, CAPA, Centre for Aviation, 2016-10-29,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161029173926weblink">weblink 2016-10-29, live, {{usurped|1=weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20190719110300weblink">Conectándote con el resto del mundo}}{{usurped|1=weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20200924102423weblink">Connecting you with the rest of the world}}{{Div col}}

• Air Canada
• Alitalia
• American Airlines
• All Nippon Airways
• British Airways
• Emirates
• EVA Air
• Hainan Airlines
• Iberia
• Japan Airlines
• LATAM Brasil
• LATAM Chile
• Lufthansa
• Qatar AirwaysWEB,weblink Interjet Announces Interline Partnership with Qatar Airways, prweb.com, May 30, 2019, {{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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Fleet

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Current fleet

As of August 2021, the Interjet fleet consisted of the following aircraft:WEB,weblinkweblink usurped, April 6, 2019, Who we are, Interjet, {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center"|+ Interjet fleet !Aircraft!In service!Orders!Passengers!Note Airbus A320 family>Airbus A320-200|1|—|150|Superjet 100>Sukhoi Superjet 100-95|4|—|93|19 were parked, only 4 remained in active service.!Total!5!—!colspan="2"|

Historic fleet

In early 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic the Interjet fleet consisted of 66 Airbus A320 family-based airplanes and 20 Sukhoi Superjet some of which were cannibalized for spares.WEB, Garbuno, Daniel Martínez, 2021-09-16, What Happened To Interjet's Airbus Fleet?,weblink 2023-11-06, Simple Flying, en,

• Airbus A320neo
• Airbus A321-200
• Airbus A321neo

Frequent-flyer program

(File:Club Intejet.jpg|thumb|right|Club Interjet logo)Interjet had a frequent-flyer program, called Club Interjet, in which it rewarded its members with cash instead of with points or miles.{{usurped|1={{usurped|1=weblink" title="https:/-/web.archive.org/web/20110807043318weblink">weblink}}}}

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Mexico

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References

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External links

• {{Commons category-inline|Interjet}}
• {{usurped|1=weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20051028022310weblink">Official website}}

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