Virgin America Airlines to Start Nonstop Flights From San Francisco Airport to Mexico

Virgin America Inc. is expanding south of the border.

The Burlingame-based airline said Tuesday it will start flying to San Jose del Cabo and Cancun from California this winter.

Nonstop flights begin from San Francisco International Airport to San Jose del Cabo on December 16 and from Los Angeles International Airport to Cancun on January 19.

San Francisco-to-Cancun service begins Jan. 20.

In offering flights to Mexico, Virgin America is expanding its leisure destinations. Already Virgin America flies to Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando, Fla.

This represents Virgin America’s second attempt at entering Mexico. In 2008 the airline applied to fly to San Jose del Cabo from Los Angeles. The route was up for grabs after Frontier Airlines said it would stop flying there. United Airlines wound up winning that route.

Virgin America also flies to New York, Washington D.C., Seattle, Las Vegas, San Diego, Boston, Toronto and Dallas beginning in December.