Viva (airline)
Airbus A320neo of Viva with the former livery and name | |||||||
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| Commenced operations | 30 November 2006 (as Viva Aerobus) 30 October 2024 (as Viva) | ||||||
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| AOC # | V8OF230F | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Viva Fan | ||||||
| Fleet size | 111 | ||||||
| Destinations | 60 | ||||||
| Parent company | Grupo IAMSA | ||||||
| Headquarters | Monterrey International Airport, Apodaca, Mexico | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V., trading as Viva (formerly Viva Aerobus), is a major Mexican low-cost airline headquartered at Monterrey International Airport, in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Measured by passenger numbers, it is Mexico's third-largest airline and eleventh-largest airline in North America, offering more than 160 routes in more than 50 destinations serving Mexico, the United States, Central and South America.
Viva is fully owned by the largest bus company group in Mexico, IAMSA, and was co-founded by and invested in by Irelandia Aviation.
Viva operates mostly within a combination of point-to-point system with direct flights between middle-size airports and a hub system. Monterrey International Airport serves as its largest hub in terms of passengers carried and the number of departures. Cancun, Guadalajara, Mexico City-Benito Juarez, Los Cabos, Merida, Mexico City-Felipe Angeles and Tijuana serve as operating bases.