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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Momentum continues to physique for the Fresno Yosemite International Airport, arsenic the airdrome and the City of Fresno announced a caller seasonal daytime non-stop formation to Fresno's sister city, Guadalajara, Mexico.
The flight, offered by Alaska Airlines, volition beryllium the archetypal home planetary formation retired of FAT and volition tally from Dec. 3 to Feb. 12, 2025.
"Alaska Airlines opening this planetary formation up is simply a large happening for the City of Fresno, particularly due to the fact that it's not going to beryllium a redeye flight. It's a formation that leaves astatine 7 successful the morning," said Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer.
Dyer says the formation to Guadalajara joins 2 different red-eye flights to and from the Mexican city. He says it volition supply 1 of FAT's busiest question routes with an accessible enactment for the vacation season.
"Guadalajara alone, we had past twelvemonth 238,000 positive rider aerial trips. So, we're growing, and we're increasing rapidly," said Dyer.
On the taxable of growth, advancement continues for the airport's $147 cardinal terminal expansion. Right beyond security, operation crews tin beryllium seen moving successful the country of the airport's caller wing.
It whitethorn not look like overmuch now, but according to the airport, that's going to alteration precise soon.
"In the coming weeks we volition beryllium seeing immoderate alloy coming retired of the ground, instauration being laid, so, the task is successful process and it's moving along," said FAT Media & Public Relations Officer Vikkie Calderon.
The enlargement volition beryllium disposable close aft passengers marque their mode done security, and is acceptable to beryllium implicit successful Fall 2025. Mayor Dyer says it volition let the airdrome to triple planetary formation capableness and summation home formation possibilities, whether that's for concern oregon pleasure.
"From a concern perspective, I'd emotion to spot america person a nonstop formation to Orange County. From a leisure perspective, I'd emotion to spot america unfastened up a nonstop formation to some Hawaii and Cabo," helium said.
Additionally, the airport's newest summation volition person expanded and improved airdrome security.
One rider said that would beryllium key.
"Whatever they travel up with, arsenic agelong arsenic they determination the lines," she said.
To acquisition a summons for the caller formation to Guadalajara starting successful December, click here.
