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Mexico's Interjet looks to exploit new opportunities in the US during 2016. An IPO perhaps to follow

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Mexican airline Interjet celebrated its 10th anniversary at the end of 2015, and predicted it would transport 10 million passengers for the year. For the first 11 months of 2015 the airline maintained a tie with fellow low cost airline Volaris for the second largest domestic airline in Mexico. Interjet during 2015 also extended its reach into Cuba with new flights from Cancun, Monterrey and Mexico City.

Interjet's international footprint is smaller than its two main rivals Aeromexico and Volaris, but it is more diverse, covering the US, Cuba, Central American and upper South America. Its strong position as Mexico City Juarez's second largest airline also makes Interjet a strong candidate for potential partners, evidenced by a recent codesharing pact between Interjet and LATAM Airlines Group.

Lower fuel prices seem to be lifting Interjet to profitability even as yields and unit revenues remain under pressure due to a slow recovery in the Mexican domestic market. Its rivals are facing similar pressures, but appear to be focusing most of their growth on international markets in 2016. Interjet's ambitions seem to be trending in that direction, resting on the ratification of a new agreement that liberalises service between the US and Mexico.

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