Mexicana

Pros: Cheaper than domestic airlines, free food included, more leg room
Cons: Not technologically advanced, old planes

Mexicana is a well-known Mexican airline that was established by two US expatriates in Mexico as the first national air carrier in 1924. Interestingly, it is the world’s fourth oldest airline (KLM, Avianca, and Qantas flew first). It flies within ...

Pros: Comfortable seats with a lot of legroom.
Cons: A very, very noisy plane.

We recently flew to Cozumel from Cancun (Boston to Miami to Cancun!) and this last leg was on Mexicana. We also flew from Cozumel to Cancun on the way home on Mexicana. The planes were just slightly different and I will note the differences later....

Pros: Latin flair for service, lots of destinations, great rates
Cons: Avoid thos Airbus A320s, unless you love pain!

What am I looking for in an airline? Good route coverage and schedules, competitive fares, a solid frequent flyer program that lets you earn miles quickly, top-notch service, comfortable planes, and a good internet site for getting info about flights and ...

Pros: Comfortable seats, Friendly staff.
Cons: None

I had a wonderful flight on Mexicana a couple of years ago from Mexico City to Los Angeles.

My Flight Details:
MX 908 MEX-LAX
Aircraft-A-320
Seat-1 C Coach class

What was so special?
-The aircraft and seat were...

Pros: The best and most food I have received on an airline in years.
Cons: Video/music on 1 hr flight-no movie or music on 4hr flight!

I have taken a lot of flights in my fifty years but they have mostly been domestic. I have seen a deterioration of service over the years with domestic flights especially in regard to food. I am not sure that it is fair to compare an international...

Pros: Good food and great crew
Cons: none

On our way back from Ixtapa, Mexico we had to fly Mexicana Air. We flew from Ixtapa to Mexico City and then took a connecting flight to Chicago. I was impressed at how easy it was to get around the Mexico City airport. We had no problem finding our...

Pros: on time, smiling flight attendants, great food
Cons: none really

On my Thanksgiving trip to Puerto Vallarta, I chose this year to use Mexicana Airlines. I made the right decision. Checking in at LAX was a breeze. There were no hassles with getting the baggage checked and the attendant went out of her way to get us...

Pros: Cheap to fly.
Cons: Um, like everything else.

I have not flown with a lot of airlines. The other airlines I have flown are/were: Alaska airlines, Delta, United, TWA. Thus, I am comparing this airline to the those I have listed.

Pros:

1. Checking is was easy, as well as...

Pros: Free booze in coach. Chance to practice Spanish.
Cons: Same as all airlines

Mexicana is as good as any US airline, which isn't saying much, but if your're planning a trip and you find Mexicana offers the best combination of convenience and cost, don't hesitate to take it.

I've made two round trips from San José,...

Pros: friendly
Cons: poor leg room in coach

Mexicana is very friendly. I flew Miami-Cancun-Miami and both flights on time, nice flight attendants, but poor coach seats (not enough leg room space). The flight was like an hour and 15 minutes so I didn't mind the lack of leg room. The pilot even said...

Pros: none.
Cons: Unhelpful staff, unwilling to take responsibility for passengers, slow to respond, consistently late flights

UPDATE: One year later and still no reimbursement for the tickets we were forced to purchased after they stranded us in Lima, Peru. My sister has unsuccessfully called on a nearly weekly basis and gotten the runaround each and every time. The agent in ...

Pros: cheap (and it shows)
Cons: changed my flight without notification, has serious delayed flights, and poor customer service

I found booking and flying with Mexicana Airlines a terrible experience.  I found the customer service to be particularly egregious- inconsistent and ineffective.  I would NOT recommend any of my friends, family or colleagues to fly with ...

Pros: Business Seats OK, food quite tasty, plane clean
Cons: late, little customer service, bussed at LAX, no inflight entertainment, noisy airbus 320

Airbus 320 aircraft was clean and Business Class seats were reasonably well spaced. Food was above average, pasta salad and a choice of entree including non meat option. No in flight entertainment and no in flight power. The plane was late being towed ...

Pros: Not too much pros, very average airline
Cons: Bad counter charge for everything and gets worse please read

Bad counter service: once they took my baggage and sitting at waiting room they came to me saying i got overweight, never before that happened, well they told me about a limit of 30 kilos (60 pounds) for "any number of cases") when with other airlines...

Pros: Good frequency to Mexico City, plus benefit of Mileage Plus miles
Cons: Cumbersome check-in in Mexico City

Just back from another trip to Mexico City, using free miles from United.

Tip #1: For 30K United miles you get round trip on Mexicana, with BETTER service, than the 35K award by flying on United itself.

Tip #2: I had an exit row...