Traffic
MFE is the second busiest commercial passenger airport in the Rio Grande Valley metropolitan areas. The airport is also served by two of the three global alliances, Star Alliance and Oneworld. Following growth in commercial passenger service, MFE lost its only international flight in September 2007 - a daily Continental Express flight to Mexico City. After less than one year in service, it was announced that MFE would lose its only non-stop flight to Los Angeles, operated by Delta Connection partner ExpressJet Airlines, at the end of 2007. In December 2007, it was announced that Delta Connection would pull out of the McAllen market altogether on January 6, 2008, discontinuing its remaining two flights a day from MFE to Atlanta, operated by Delta Connection partner Atlantic Southeast Airlines. In March 2009, Delta, through its wholly owned subsidiary Northwest Airlines, returned to MFE with operations to Memphis, operated by Northwest Airlink partner Pinnacle Airlines. Northwest Airlines had previously operated flights from MFE to Memphis starting in 2004. On September 7, 2010, Delta Connection partner Atlantic Southeast Airlines resumed service to MFE essentially taking over the non-stop MFE-MEM route from Pinnacle Airlines. On May 1, 2011, Delta connection partner Atlantic Southeast Airlines began non-stop service from MFE-ATL and discontinued service from MFE-MEM (flights from MFE-ATL were then flown under the ExpressJet brand following its merger with Atlantic Southeast). However, this route was discontinued on May 1, 2012. On May 24, 2009, Allegiant Air commenced bi-weekly, non-stop service to LAX Los Angeles, in addition to non-stop service to SFB Orlando two (2) times a week, and non-stop service to LAS Las Vegas five times a week. On August 15, 2009, Allegiant announced that it would cease to operate service from MFE to LAX after less than a year in service due to poor passenger load factor.
As of May 1, 2012, Delta ceased operations at MFE and concluded the SkyTeam presence at this airport. Delta's decision was due to a lack of profitability on that route. No date has been provided for when DL will be re-instituting service to MFE. http://www.mcallenairport.com/news.aspx
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