Grupo Aereo Monterrey S.A. de C.V., known under the commercial name Magnicharters, was an airline with its headquarters in Colonia Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, that operated domestic holiday flights out of Mexico City International Airport.
On April 15, 2026, the airline suspended operations following financial struggles.
History
The travel agency Magnitur was created in 1984. Magnicharters was established in 1994 by the Bojórquez family to fly the clients of Magnitur. It started operations in January 1995. Focusing on the 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.
In 2000, Magnicharters was allowed to offer commercial flights (only charters and cargo flights before).
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 to Las Vegas and Orlando.
In July 2017, to celebrate the 25 year-anniversary of the Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, Magnicharters presented 2 planes painted with the masks of Dr. Wagner Jr. and Psycho Clown.
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.
Destinations Up until its suspension in April 2026, Magnicharters operated the following destinations: HubFuture destinationSeasonalTerminated destination City Country IATA ICAO Airport RefAcapulco (Guerrero) ACAMMAA Acapulco International Airport Aguascalientes (Aguascalientes) AGUMMAS Aguascalientes International AirportCancún (Quintana Roo) CUNMMUN Cancún International AirportChihuahua (Chihuahua) CUUMMCU Chihuahua International AirportCozumel (Quintana Roo) CZMMMCZ Cozumel International AirportDallas/Fort Worth (Texas) DFWKDFWDallas/Fort Worth International AirportGuadalajara (Jalisco) GDLMMGL Guadalajara International AirportHavana (La Habana Province) HAVMUHAJosé Martí International AirportHuatulco (Oaxaca) HUXMMBT Bahías de Huatulco International AirportIxtapa/Zihuatanejo (Guerrero) ZIHMMZH Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport Las Vegas (Nevada) LASKLASHarry Reid International AirportLeón (Guanajuato) BJXMMLO Del Bajío International AirportManzanillo (Colima) ZLOMMZO Playa de Oro International AirportMazatlán (Sinaloa) MZTMMMZ Mazatlán International AirportMérida (Yucatán) MIDMMMD Mérida International AirportMexico City (Mexico City) MEXMMMX Mexico City International Airport (State of Mexico)NLUMMSMFelipe Ángeles International AirportMonterrey (Nuevo León) MTYMMMYMonterrey International AirportOrlando (Florida) MCOKMCOOrlando International AirportPalenque (Chiapas) PQMMMPQPalenque International AirportPuebla (Puebla) PBCMMPB Puebla International AirportPuerto Vallarta (Jalisco) PVRMMPRLicenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International AirportPunta Cana (La Altagracia Province) PUJMDPCPunta Cana International AirportQuerétaro (Querétaro) QROMMQT Querétaro Intercontinental AirportSan José del Cabo (Baja California Sur) SJDMMSDLos Cabos International AirportSan Luis Potosí (San Luis Potosí) SLPMMSP San Luis Potosí International AirportTuxtla Gutiérrez (Chiapas) TGZMMTG Tuxtla Gutiérrez International AirportVaradero (Matanzas Province) VRAMUVRJuan Gualberto Gómez Airport
Additionally, Magnicharters offered a wide range of charter flights.
Fleet
Fleet The Magnicharters fleet consisted of the following aircraft (prior to its suspension):
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: Boeing 727 Boeing 737-100 Boeing 737-200 Boeing 737-500
Accidents and incidents On 14 September 2007 at 19:29 local time, the landing gear of a Magnicharters Boeing 737-200 (registered XA-MAC) collapsed upon landing at Guadalajara International Airport. The aircraft with 103 passengers and 6 crew members had been on Flight 582 from Cancún. Following the crash, an engine fire broke out, but the aircraft was evacuated in time, so that there were no fatalities.Magnicharters Flight 582 at the Aviation safety Network On 27 April 2009 at approximately 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. There were no serious injuries among the 108 passengers and 8 crew on board.Flight 585 at the Aviation Safety Network 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. In December 2014, the PROFECO suspended the commercial activity of Magnicharters because the company did not release its prices to the public. On 26 November 2015 another landing gear problem on a 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.
See also List of defunct airlines of Mexico Lists of airlines
References
External links Official website