DALLAS — Most of the largest U.S. carriers said Friday that they will temporarily reduce service to Mexico as swine-flu fears keep many travelers from venturing south of the border.
Continental Airlines, the biggest U.S. carrier to Mexico, said it will cut by half the number of seats it sells to fly to Mexico beginning Monday. The Houston-based airline said it will work with travelers to get them where they need to go, although schedules and routes might change.
Delta Air Lines announced late Friday that it too will reduce its Mexico service to match declining demand, but it didn’t indicate how deep the cuts would be.
United Airlines said it will cut its weekly flights to Mexico from 61 to 24 beginning Tuesday. Its June schedule will drop from 90 flights a week to 52. United said Mexico represents less than 2 percent of capacity.
Continental said it will reduce May flights to Mexico by about 40 percent and use smaller planes but will continue flying to all 29 Mexican cities it serves. Continental was running an average of 450 flights a week to Mexico.
