Overview
- Volaris confirmed on September 30 that it will suspend flights to and from Tulum on January 7, 2027 and will stop selling tickets for travel after that date while offering rebooking, vouchers or refunds.
- Aeroméxico quietly removed its Tulum route in mid‑September and currently shows no seats for upcoming months, leaving the airport with two major carriers gone from regular service.
- Official aviation data show the airport carried 471,500 passengers from January to June 2026, a 33.2 percent drop from the same period in 2025, with international traffic down about 40.8 percent, worsening route economics.
- Airlines point to lower load factors, higher Tarifa de Uso Aeroportuario, rising fuel and navigation costs, and a planned roughly 35 percent increase in the Derecho de No Residente for 2027 as the main reasons for the withdrawals.
- Local hotel groups and PAN lawmakers have proposed measures to restore connectivity — including recovering international routes, reviewing airline incentives, improving ground links and boosting promotion — because fewer flights risk a self‑reinforcing drop in tourism and local income.