# Magnicharters > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Magnicharters > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Magnicharters.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnicharters > Source revision: 1356609863 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Charter airline of Mexico, 1995-2026 Magnicharters IATA ICAO Call sign UJ GMT GRUPOMONTERREY Founded 1994; 32 years ago (1994) Commenced operations January 1995 (1995-01) Ceased operations April 15, 2026; 2 months ago (2026-04-15)[1] AOC # 5MYF355F[2] Operating bases Mexico City Monterrey Fleet size 5 Destinations 27 Headquarters Mexico City, Mexico Website www.magnicharters.com **Grupo Aereo Monterrey [S.A. de C.V.](/source/S.A._(corporation))**, known under the commercial name **Magnicharters**, was an [airline](/source/Airline) with its headquarters in [Colonia Juárez](/source/Colonia_Ju%C3%A1rez_(Mexico_City)), [Cuauhtémoc](/source/Cuauht%C3%A9moc%2C_D.F.), [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City), that operated domestic holiday flights out of [Mexico City International Airport](/source/Mexico_City_International_Airport). On April 15, 2026, the airline suspended operations following financial struggles.[1] ## History A former [Boeing 737-200](/source/Boeing_737-200) being scrapped at [Kingman Airport](/source/Kingman_Airport_(Arizona)) The travel agency Magnitur was created in 1984.[3] Magnicharters was established in 1994 by the Bojórquez family to fly the clients of Magnitur.[4] It started operations in January 1995.[5] Focusing on the [domestic tourism](/source/Domestic_tourism) market, it mainly serves the major beach resorts of the country. Magnicharters was the first Mexican commercial airline to hire a woman pilot.[3] In 2000, Magnicharters was allowed to offer commercial flights (only charters and cargo flights before).[6] In 2014, Magnicharters invested $2.5 million to develop its fleet by 30%. That year, the airline started flights to the United States, from [Monterrey](/source/Monterrey_International_Airport) to [Las Vegas](/source/McCarran_International_Airport) and [Orlando](/source/Orlando_International_Airport).[7] In July 2017, to celebrate the 25 year-anniversary of the [Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide](/source/Lucha_Libre_AAA_Worldwide), Magnicharters presented 2 planes painted with the masks of [Dr. Wagner Jr.](/source/Dr._Wagner_Jr.) and [Psycho Clown](/source/Psycho_Clown).[8][9] On April 16, 2026, Magnicharters' operations were suspended as a direct result of the airline's poor financial position. This left many passengers stranded in Mexican resort towns due to the mass cancellation of flights.[10][11][12] ## Destinations Up until its suspension in April 2026, Magnicharters operated the following destinations: Hub Future destination Seasonal Terminated destination City Country IATA ICAO Airport Ref Acapulco MEX (Guerrero) ACA MMAA Acapulco International Airport Aguascalientes MEX (Aguascalientes) AGU MMAS Aguascalientes International Airport Cancún MEX (Quintana Roo) CUN MMUN Cancún International Airport Chihuahua MEX (Chihuahua) CUU MMCU Chihuahua International Airport Cozumel MEX (Quintana Roo) CZM MMCZ Cozumel International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth USA (Texas) DFW KDFW Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Guadalajara MEX (Jalisco) GDL MMGL Guadalajara International Airport Havana (La Habana Province) HAV MUHA José Martí International Airport Huatulco MEX (Oaxaca) HUX MMBT Bahías de Huatulco International Airport Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo MEX (Guerrero) ZIH MMZH Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport Las Vegas (Nevada) LAS KLAS Harry Reid International Airport León MEX (Guanajuato) BJX MMLO Del Bajío International Airport Manzanillo MEX (Colima) ZLO MMZO Playa de Oro International Airport Mazatlán MEX (Sinaloa) MZT MMMZ Mazatlán International Airport Mérida MEX (Yucatán) MID MMMD Mérida International Airport Mexico City MEX (Mexico City) MEX MMMX Mexico City International Airport MEX (State of Mexico) NLU MMSM Felipe Ángeles International Airport Monterrey MEX (Nuevo León) MTY MMMY Monterrey International Airport Orlando USA (Florida) MCO KMCO Orlando International Airport Palenque (Chiapas) PQM MMPQ Palenque International Airport Puebla MEX (Puebla) PBC MMPB Puebla International Airport Puerto Vallarta MEX (Jalisco) PVR MMPR Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport Punta Cana DOM (La Altagracia Province) PUJ MDPC Punta Cana International Airport [13] Querétaro MEX (Querétaro) QRO MMQT Querétaro Intercontinental Airport San José del Cabo MEX (Baja California Sur) SJD MMSD Los Cabos International Airport San Luis Potosí MEX (San Luis Potosí) SLP MMSP San Luis Potosí International Airport Tuxtla Gutiérrez MEX (Chiapas) TGZ MMTG Tuxtla Gutiérrez International Airport Varadero (Matanzas Province) VRA MUVR Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport Additionally, Magnicharters offered a wide range of charter flights.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Fleet Magnicharters [Boeing 737-300](/source/Boeing_737-300) A former Magnicharters [Boeing 737-200](/source/Boeing_737-200) in 1997. ### Fleet The Magnicharters fleet consisted of the following aircraft (prior to its suspension):[14] Aircraft In service (before April 2026) On order Passengers Notes Boeing 737-300 5 — 140 Total 5 — ### Former fleet The Magnicharters fleet previously also included the following aircraft:[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] - [Boeing 727](/source/Boeing_727) - [Boeing 737-100](/source/Boeing_737-100) - [Boeing 737-200](/source/Boeing_737-200) - [Boeing 737-500](/source/Boeing_737-500) ## Accidents and incidents - On 14 September 2007 at 19:29 local time, the landing gear of a Magnicharters [Boeing 737-200](/source/Boeing_737-200) ([registered](/source/Aircraft_registration) XA-MAC) collapsed upon landing at [Guadalajara International Airport](/source/Don_Miguel_Hidalgo_y_Costilla_International_Airport). The aircraft with 103 passengers and 6 crew members had been on **Flight 582** from [Cancún](/source/Canc%C3%BAn). Following the crash, an engine fire broke out, but the aircraft was evacuated in time, so that there were no fatalities.[15] - On 27 April 2009 at approximately at 18:00 local time another undercarriage failure occurred with a Magnicharters Boeing 737-200 (registered XA-MAF) operating a flight from Cancún to Guadalajara, this time as **Flight 585**. Upon approaching Guadalajara International Airport, the landing gear could not be fully lowered, so the pilots had to perform a [belly landing](/source/Belly_landing). There were no serious injuries among the 108 passengers and 8 crew on board.[16] - In December 2014, a pilot of the airline was laid off for letting the singer Esmeralda Ugalde sit in the pilot's seat and take possession of the plane's control during a commercial flight. The singer had taken photos and posted them on Twitter.[17] - In December 2014, the [PROFECO](/source/PROFECO) suspended the commercial activity of Magnicharters because the company did not release its prices to the public.[18] - On 26 November 2015 another landing gear problem on a [Boeing 737-300](/source/Boeing_737-300) occurred and caused the left main leg to fail and sway the aircraft, but without any injuries. A photo labelled "MEXICO AIRPORT FIRE DEPT" shows the left main gear leg displaced to the rear, with a broken wing root fairing. This points out not to a folded LG, but a structural failure.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## See also - [List of defunct airlines of Mexico](/source/List_of_defunct_airlines_of_Mexico) - [Lists of airlines](/source/Lists_of_airlines) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-magni-suspend-yahoo_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-magni-suspend-yahoo_1-1) de la Rosa, Alejandro (11 April 2026). ["Magnicharters cancela repentinamente sus operaciones; AFAC coordina el apoyo a pasajeros afectados"](https://es-us.noticias.yahoo.com/magnicharters-cancela-repentinamente-operaciones-afac-023318395.html). *Yahoo! Noticas* (in Spanish). El Economista. Retrieved 12 May 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Magnicharters Air Operators Certificate"](http://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=5MYF&OPER_FAR=129&OPER_NAME=GRUPO+AEREO+MONTERREY+S+A+DE+C+V). *Av-info.faa.gov*. Retrieved 25 August 2018. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-eluniversal_2015/09/7_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-eluniversal_2015/09/7_3-1) ["31 anos volando"](https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/destinos/2015/09/7/31-anos-volando). *El Universal* (in Spanish). 7 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Juan A. José (18 April 2018). ["Magnicherters, en media de una compleja encrucijada"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190527101631/http://t21.com.mx/opinion/vuelo/2018/04/18/magnicharters-medio-compleja-encrucijada). *T21* (in Spanish). Archived from [the original](http://t21.com.mx/opinion/vuelo/2018/04/18/magnicharters-medio-compleja-encrucijada) on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Information about Magnicharters at airlineupdate.com](https://archive.today/20120718005129/http://www.airlineupdate.com/content_public/airlines/airline_profiles/airlines_mexico/magnicharters.htm) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Sara Cantera (28 May 2018). ["Vuelan líneas del país con aviones Antiguos"](https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cartera/management/vuelan-lineas-del-pais-con-aviones-antiguos). *El Universal* (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Magnicharters: Negocio todo incluido"](https://www.milenio.com/negocios/magnicharters-negocio-todo-incluido). *Milenio* (in Spanish). 1 September 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Fernando Galvan (12 July 2017). ["El caso de marketing estacional entre Magnicharters y la Lucha Libre"](https://www.merca20.com/el-caso-de-marketing-estacional-entre-magnicharters-y-la-lucha-libre/). *Merca 2.0* (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Roberto Armendariz (22 June 2017). ["Avión de Magnicharters luce cromática del luchador Dr. Wagner Jr"](https://www.transponder1200.com/avion-de-magnicharters-luce-cromatica-del-luchador-dr-wagner-jr/). *Transponder 1200* (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Wu, Titus (18 April 2026). ["Airline abruptly suspends service, leaving desperate travelers stranded in popular resort towns"](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/airline-abruptly-suspends-leaving-desperate-193614207.html). *Yahoo*. California Post (via Yahoo). Retrieved 23 April 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** De Alba, Teresa (16 April 2026). ["Mexico Suspends Magnicharters AOC After Cancellations"](https://mexicobusiness.news/aerospace/news/mexico-suspends-magnicharters-aoc-after-cancellations). *Mexico Business News*. Mexico Business. Retrieved 23 April 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** De Alba, Teresa (16 April 2026). ["Magnicharters Faces AFAC Suspension Over Financial Risks"](https://mexicobusiness.news/aerospace/news/magnicharters-faces-afac-suspension-over-financial-risks). *Mexico Business News*. Mexico Business. Retrieved 23 April 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-puntacana_13-0)** ["Regios are invited to vacation to Punta Cana"](http://www.elhorizonte.mx/finanzas/invitan-a-vacacionar-a-regios-a-punta-cana/1777744) (in Spanish). El Horizonte. February 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". *Airliner World*. October 2019: 21. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** [Magnicharters Flight 582 at the Aviation safety Network](http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20070914-0) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** [Flight 585 at the Aviation Safety Network](http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20090427-0) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Mexican pilot sacked for letting singer Esmeralda Ugalde fly plane"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/mexico/11290556/Mexican-pilot-sacked-for-letting-singer-Esmeralda-Ugalde-fly-plane.html). *Telegraph*. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Profeco suspende la actividad de Magnicharters en el Aeropuerto de la Ciudad de México"](https://www.20minutos.com.mx/noticia/20677/0/profeco-suspende/vuelos-magnicharters/aeropuerto-ciudad-de-mexico/). *20 Minutos* (in Spanish). 23 December 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2019. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.magnicharters.com.mx) (in Spanish) [Portals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals): - [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Mexico) - [Companies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Companies) - [Aviation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Aviation) v t e Airlines of Mexico Passenger Major Aeroméxico Viva Volaris Regional Aéreo Servicio Guerrero Aeroméxico Connect Aerotucán Aerus Mexicana Señor Air TAR México Charter Aerodavinci Aerolíneas Ejecutivas Aeromaan Aviesa FlyMex Jetclub Cargo Aeroméxico Cargo Aeronaves TSM AeroUnion Awesome Cargo Estafeta Carga Aérea Mas Air TUM AeroCarga Defunct Aero California Aero Cuahonte Aero Feliz Aero Jet Express Aero León Aero Sudpacífico Aerocaribe Aerolíneas Internacionales Aeromar Aeroméxico Contigo Aeroméxico Travel Aeromexpress Aeropostal Cargo de México Aerovias Guest Aladia Airlines ALMA de México Aviación del Noroeste Aviacsa Avioquintana Avolar Calafia Airlines Century Aviation Coculum Aeronáutica DGO Jet Estrellas Del Aire Global Air Interjet LaTur Líneas Aéreas Allegro Líneas Aéreas Azteca Magnicharters MAYAir Mexicana Cargo Mexicana de Aviación MexicanaClick MexicanaLink Mexicargo Nova Air Puebla Air Lines Quassar Regional Cargo Republicair SARO Servicios Aerolineas Mexicanas Servicios Aeronáuticos de Oriente TAESA Lineas Aéreas Westair de Mexico Related lists Airlines of Mexico Defunct airlines of Mexico Largest airlines in North America Airline codes Airline holding companies Companies of Mexico Airports in Mexico Busiest airports in Mexico Airline destinations: Mexico Transportation in Mexico Tourism in Mexico --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Magnicharters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnicharters) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnicharters?action=history)). 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