international destination began today autoing -- today v alares began service today. 9news reporter maya rodriguez tells us about more direct destinations to denver passengers next year. >> reporter: every year 50 million passengers make their way through dia about. 3million of those are going a cod directly, a number that will crime -- abroad directly, a number that will climb next year. the first flight between monterrey, mexico and dia is from denver with others coming next year. >> next year southwest will inaugurate service to belize starting in march. >> reporter: on top of that, denver's frontier airlines began its service to cuba this morning, though not direct yet from denver, passengers heading there from dia say having commercial service to new places makes travel easier. >> in the past it has been on charter airlines, but to go especially frontier out of denver to miami and then on to havana, i think it's fantastic. it's exciting. >> reporter: beyond that current airlines will also expand international routes from denver this summer. >> lufthansa will increase their frequency from muni