Viva Aerobus will strengthen connectivity to Cuba with a new route, and announced that it will connect Havana (HAV) with Monterrey (MTY), the airline’s most important base.
The new link will begin on April 9 with three flights a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays) and will be operated by Airbus A320 aircraft with a capacity for 186 passengers.
| From | Departure | To | Arrival | Frequencies |
| Monterrey (MTY) | 05:50* | La Habana (HAV) | 09:45* | Tuesday – Thursday – Saturday |
| La Habana (HAV) | 11:00* | Monterrey (MTY) | 13:10* | Tuesday – Thursday – Saturday |
*Local Time
Viva will make available to passengers more than 50,000 annual seats connecting the island’s capital with Monterrey, a city where the airline has positioned itself as the operator with the largest number of routes and one of its five operating bases.
Travelers will be able to connect in Monterrey to 32 routes; 27 domestic and 5 international, including Dallas/Fort Worth, Harlingen, Houston, Las Vegas, and San Antonio.
Viva Aerobus in Cuba
Viva Aerobus is currently the company with the largest number of seats on scheduled and non-scheduled flights to Cuba.
The company operates regularly from Havana (HAV) to Cancun (CUN) and Mexico City (MEX) with a daily flight; to Merida (MID) with a weekly flight; from Cancun (CUN) to Santiago de Cuba (SCU) with a weekly flight and Camaguey (CMW) with four weekly flights.
Through travel agencies, it operates in Varadero (VRA), Santa Clara (SNU), and Cayo Coco (CCS) in high season.
In 2021 between the two countries, 10,410 passengers were mobilized, being a 98.88% reduction compared to 2019 when more than 930 thousand travelers did.
Pre-pandemia, Aeromexico, Cubana de Aviación, Interjet, Magnicharters, Viva Aerobus and Aeromar used to connect Cuba with Mexico, and now only the last two remain.
