Mexican airline Volaris has launched a program called “Reuniting Families” that is offering to fly Central American immigrants in Mexico back to their countries of origin. For $1, plus applicable taxes, Volaris will fly immigrants in Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Guadalajara and Mexico City to Costa Rica, El Salvador or Guatemala. Immigrants need only show some form of ID and be willing to board the next available flight, Volaris said Thursday. The program expires June 30. Central American countries have been ravaged by gang violence, drug trafficking and extreme poverty, driving wave after wave of illegal immigration to the US and drawing the ire of President Donald Trump. The US and Mexico struck a deal earlier this month that averted tariffs but also allows the US to potentially send tens of thousands more Central American asylum seekers back into Mexico. “Volaris is reinforcing its commitment to keeping families together,” the statement read. “We’re collaborating by offering an alternative solution to the migratory phenomenon.”<br/>
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Spirit Airlines has launched Las Vegas airport's first automated self-service bag drop system, as the ultra low-cost carrier marks a network expansion from the Sin City today. The new bag drop system will help expedite the check-in process for passengers, says the Miramar, Florida-based airline. Spirit already offers self-bag-tagging at a majority of its largest cities, and chief executive Ted Christie previously said that the airline continues to work on initiatives to speed up the check-in and bag-drop process at airports, and was testing self-bag-drop. "Our partnership with McCarran International airport to install the first automated self-service bag drop system in Las Vegas is a clear message that we are thinking about every facet of our guest experience with innovative and forward-thinking solutions to elevate our service," says Spirit's VP of airport services Mike Byrom. The airport indicates that Spirit's self-service bag drop is the beginning of such initiatives at Las Vegas. "As a 100% common-use airport, we have a long history of introducing new, customer-focused technologies geared towards enhancing the passenger experience," says Rosemary Vassiliadis, the director of aviation for Nevada's Clark County. "We look forward to this rollout with Spirit and to expanding this service to more areas of our operation in the near future."<br/>