January 31, 2012

Interjet Announces New Flight to Miami

Interjet, in a short 6 years since its inaugural flight on December 5th 2005, has already achieved historical success in Mexico´s commercial aviation sector, thanks to its innovative strategy of offering high quality products and services at affordable prices. Its fleet is comprised of 33 Airbus A320 aircraft, serving 40 routes in 28 destinations, including three international destinations at Guatemala, Havana, San Antonio, TX and as of February 23th Miami, Florida. According to official statistics, Interjet has achieved second place in total number of passengers transported (by market share) within Mexico, and as per publicly traded airline data, is one of the most efficient and profitable airlines, both in Latin America and around the world.

Interjet is the first airline in Mexico and Latin America to implement the use of biofuels on its commercial flights. Biofuels have the potential to reduce up to 80% of CO2 emissions. Made from oils extracted from the seed of the Jatropha Curcas (a native Mexican plant), it is transformed into Synthetic Paraffinic Biokerosene (Bio-KPS). The biofuel is made of a combination 27% Bio-KPS and 73% traditional jet-fuel. Continue

Metrorail Line to the Airport Almost Ready

The new route will be known as the Orange Line and get to the Earlington Heights station is also the first line to open in Miami since 1984. A Metrorail line to Miami International Airport is almost ready after more than two years of construction, and last week local transportation officials offered the first details about how they plan to operate the route marking the first elevated train system expansion since 1984, when the first line opened from Dadeland to a station in Hialeah.

On Friday an El Nuevo Herald reporter and a photographer rode on a test train without passengers from the new Metrorail station at the airport to a point close to the Earlington Heights station, where the new line begins near the intersection of State Road 112, the Airport Expressway, and Northwest 22nd Avenue. It was the first visit of a press organization to the new route, which will be known as Orange Line. Continue

MIA Sets New Records for Annual and Daily Passengers

Miami International Airport reached a new all-time high for annual passenger traffic in 2011 with 38.3 million passengers and an increase of 7.3 percent over 2010, according to recently released statistics from the Miami-Dade Aviation Department. International passengers led the way with a nine-percent increase over 2010 to 18.4 million travelers, while domestic passengers also surged by 5.8 percent to nearly 19.9 million.

Despite projections from industry association Airlines for America, formerly known as Air Transport Association of America, for a one-percent decline in air travel nationwide from December 21 to January 8 ( http://www.airlines.org/Pages/news_12-20-2011.aspx), MIA drew more than 2.2 million passengers during the 21-day travel period for an increase of 8.7 percent. MIA's busier-than-projected travel season helped the airport surpass the 38 million passenger mark for the first time ever on December 30 and also included a new single-day passenger record at MIA - more than 135,000 passengers on January 2. Continue

Random Acts of Culture™ Hits the Sky: Cuban Classical Ballet @ Miami International Airport

On Friday, Dec 23 the Cuban Classical Ballet surprised travelers at Miami International Airport with spontaneous performances of “Divertissement” from The Nutcracker. Enjoy the video above.

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Coffee Icon Juan Valdez Celebrates Opening of New Cafe at MIA

On Friday, January 13, coffee icon Juan Valdez, who has represented more than half a million Colombian coffee growers for more than 50 years, greeted travelers while celebrating the opening of the newest Juan Valdez Café location near gate D-24 at Miami International Airport.

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The world-famous character offered samples of Colombian coffee and took pictures with passengers at the café, which opened for business on December 23 as the seventh in North America and the fifth in a U.S. airport. During its first week of operation, the MIA location enjoyed more than 10,000 visitors. In addition to Colombian coffee, the café offers pastries, bagels, muffins, sandwiches, salads and more. The new café was opened in association with NewsLink, an airport concessionaire, and Procafecol, the company that manages the Juan Valdez brand. Continue

Record Total Passengers at MIA on January 2, 2012

MIAMI International Airport (MIA) set the pace for an exciting 2012 by kicking off the New Year with a RECORD 135,006 total passengers (arrivals and departures) on Monday, January 2, 2012. 

While all the final 2011 numbers for MIA are not yet available, preliminary results show another record-breaking year with38.1 million passengers for an increase of more than +7%. Continue

Top 10 Airports for Shopping  

(REUTERS/Joe Skipper) - Miami International Airport: "The United States’ gateway to Latin America has undergone major renovations in the last few years and recently expanded to more than 7 million square feet, covering more than 3,000 acres of land," says Cheapflights.ca. "Lucky for airport frequenters, that means plenty of retail square footage. The terminals feel more like shopping malls than airports, boasting luxury shops like Emporio Armani, convenient technology stores like Sound Balance and great gift giving gems like L’Occitane." Continue

New Show Currently Filming at MIA  

A South Florida airport will soon get its own TV show. The new show will take viewers behind the scenes at Miami International Airport. "You don't see everything that's going on in here, but this is a city within itself," said Marc Henderson, the media relations manager at MIA.

The show's pilot program is only six episodes long but it will show a side of MIA never before seen. The show's executive producer, Chris Sloan, said, "We are producing what's called an occupational TV series, about the real life, behind the scenes, almost behind-the-curtain, a story of this incredible city, Miami International Airport."

MIA is currently one of the country's top airports, with 35,000 employees and nearly 100,000 passengers that it serves each day. The new TV series, which will air on the Travel Channel, will focus on several MIA employees and how they handle their day-to-day tasks. "Every story is kind of fascinating," said Sloan, "and when people actually see what goes into making it, it's going to be illuminating."

The show will include different incidents that occur at the airport, including emergency situations and routine baggage checks. "Basically, we are granting access to the no-entry zones of MIA," said the airport's director of security, Lauren Stover. "But you know what? It's important for the public to know, in terms of security, what we're doing to keep them safe." Continue

MIA Year in Review 2011 (audio on)

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