Capacity increases sharply on Texas-Mexico routes

New flights have been added on routes from San Antonio International Airport in Texas to many destinations in Mexico. The increase in San Antonio-Mexico airline capacity has soared by 193% to 7,046 departing seats a week for July 2012, up from 2,402 in July 2011. The 60 departing flights a week to Mexico is up from 23 departures last July, a 161% increase, according to San Antonio Airport System statistics. Much of the capacity increase is justified by the 50,000 to 75,000 San Antonio houses owned by Mexicans, although some airlines are suffering from falling load factors. VivaAerobus, which provides