Press Release

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Date)- Mexicana de Aviacion announced it will add non stop service between Mexico City and Vancouver, Canada's second largest city, beginning December 14th, 2002. The 5 weekly services will be flown with the state of the art Airbus A319 aircraft, with a seat configuration of 12 business class, and 108 economy seats, and will further enhance Mexicana's position as the leading carrier between Mexico & Canada.

"We are pleased to add Vancouver as our third gateway in Canada" said, Fernando Flores, Chairman & CEO of Mexicana Airlines. "Since we started service to Canada in 1996, we have experienced sustained traffic growth , and believe that Vancouver is a natural progression for us in our coverage of this important market. We are also delighted to be able to further strengthen our strategic relationship with AIR CANADA, our STAR ALLIANCE partner in Canada, who will participate on this route via an extension of our current codeshare agreement."

The new flight schedule is:

MEXICO CITY TO VANCOUVER

Flight Departs Arrives
MX980 18:05 22:10
Daily except Tuesday and Wednesday

VANCOUVER TO MEXICO CITY

Flight Departs Arrives
MX981 00:25 07:55
Daily except Wednesday and Thursday

In addition to the new Vancouver service, Mexicana will also increase service to Montreal to daily and to 12 flights a week to Toronto, in cooperation with Air Canada, beginning December 12th 2002.

Besides contributing to the economic growth between NAFTA trading partners and improving communications for the Mexico-Canadian business communities, this new service also offers interesting possibilities to the leisure passenger, giving Mexicans privileged access to Vancouver's renowned Cruise line and Ski resort industry, and creating a convenient doorway for Western Canadians visiting Mexico, be it Mexico City itself, or the countries magnificent colonial cities and beach resorts via convenient connections.

Mexicana Airlines, the flag carrier of Mexico, leads in the amount of passengers transported between United States, Canada and Mexico. Mexicana's route network consists of 53 destinations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America. As a member of Star Alliance, the largest airline network in the world, passengers enjoy many added benefits in terms of mileage accrual and redemption, coordinated connections and schedules throughout its vast route network and access to executive lounges. Through Mexicana and Star Alliance, passengers can travel to over 720 destinations worldwide.

Media Contact for Mexicana Airlines:
Virginia C. Barclay , Marketing Manager, U.S. & Canada
Telephone (U.S.) 210 525 8505
E-Mail: virginia.barclay@mexicana.com.mx