Continental Airlines Begins New Nonstop Service Between Houston and Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Continental Airlines today began twice-weekly flights between its Houston hub at Bush Intercontinental Airport and Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico, the airline's 30th Mexican destination. Continental serves more destinations in Mexico from the U.S. than any other airline.
The new flight, operated as Continental Express, departs Houston at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays, arriving in Tuxtla Gutierrez at 9:20 p.m. The return flight departs Tuxtla Gutierrez at 8:30 a.m. on Thursdays and Sundays and arrives in Houston at 11:20 a.m. Flights are timed for convenient connections to other flights in Continental's network across the U.S. and to Canada and Europe. Continental will utilize the 50-seat Embraer-145 XR regional jet for the new service.
Chiapas, located in the southeast region of Mexico, is known for its Spanish and Mayan influence, crafts, cuisine, natural wonders, protected ecological reserves, indigenous communities and Mayan archeological zones, including Bonampak and Palenque, both considered UNESCO "World Heritage" sites.
