$9 Flights to Mexico from Austin (Texas)

KVUE TV, Austin, Texas, WFAA TV, Dallas ^ | November 7, 2007 | KVUE Staff

[hockeyfan]

AUSTIN — An ultra low-cost air carrier Monday announced it will begin service out of Austin Bergstrom International Airport and hopes to attract passengers with its price -- starting at $9.99.

The U.S. Department of Transportation granted Mexico's vivaAerobus the right to fly out of ABIA Monday afternoon. The carrier will fly nonstop to Cancun, Guadalajara, León, Monterrey, Puebla, and Queretaro.

The airline is no frills, and it will have a new terminal that will have no jet bridges, sophisticated baggage handling, gates or ticket counters.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

My first thought too. Immigration problem solved for $108 Million bucks.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Illegals silly.

[mtbopfuyn]

I’m pretty sure all 30 million can be stuffed into all the nooks and cranies of the plane so we’ll only have to sponsor one load. Now that could be Cornyn’s alternative to the fence.

[VOA]

bump

[Iwo Jima]

Great idea! And I now have a name for the program.

It's the "I'll Be Home for Christmas" Express.

[Iwo Jima]

See my post #45.

[Iwo Jima]

See my post #45.

[napscoordinator]

THAT’S how we will deport 12 million people

But also great for Spring Break!!!/sarc.

[Ditter]

Maybe they will charge $500. to come back to Austin.

[mtbopfuyn]

Any wonder their motto is, “Keep Austin Weird”.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Now thatta be a Feliz Navidad.

[Ditter]

Do you remember Aero Mexico? We flew them to Cozumel and noticed the nose of the plane had been temporarily repaired with duct tape. On our return, same plane, the duct tape could clearly be seen through the coat of fresh black paint. Surprise, the duct tape WAS the permanent repair.

[Iwo Jima]

O.K., I’ll go with that.

[Iwo Jima]

Wow, that would be funny if it weren’t so darn scary.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

That was clever!

[dennisw]

super LOL!

[ThomasThomas]

Grace L. Ferguson Airline And Screen Door Company.

I just thought of a old tape my dad had of BoB Newhart.

What would a $9.99 ticket cost after fees, taxes levies, surcharges form both the Mexican and our government, local airports and cities?

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

I think we really are ON to something here!

Visit the “I’ll be en casa for Christmas!” volunteers at a mall near you, and give the gift that keeps on giving! Stop by and say “hola” to our Santa and consider an additional donation by droping your change into the Build-the-Freakin-Wall kettle.

[ol' hoghead]

Makes me think of the Grace L. Fergusson Airline and Storm Door Co. to me. (Bob Newhart-The Button Down Mind strikes back c. 1960)

[19th LA Inf]

I best stop here before I get banned or Bill O’Reilly stumbles across this post.

I told that joke in 1960 to our Mexican skipper on a sailfishing trip out of Acapulco. He was a retired Mex army officer, educated in Los Angeles, but he didn't think it was very funny either.