Summary
- Aeromexico and Delta Air Lines will increase transborder seat offerings between Mexico and america by 30% starting in January 2024, with Aeromexico launching 17 recent routes from seven Mexican airports.
- The brand new routes will connect Mexican airports equivalent to Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara to numerous destinations in america, including Detroit, Salt Lake City, and Los Angeles.
- This expansion is feasible attributable to the renewal of Aeromexico’s fleet, with over 50 recent aircraft received in recent times, and the airline’s regaining of Category 1 status, allowing it to make use of recent jets on routes to america.
On Monday, Aeromexico and Delta Air Lines announced a 30% increase within the transborder seat offering between Mexico and america. The Mexican carrier will launch 17 recent routes departing from seven airports in 2024, expanding its footprint across america after two and a half years of growth constrained attributable to the country’s downgrade to Category 2 status by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Expanding the airline’s Joint Cooperation Agreement
The Delta and Aeromexico Joint Cooperation Agreement (JCA) will expand its operations starting in January 2024. Next yr, Aeromexico will progressively introduce 17 recent routes from seven Mexican airports to nine destinations in america. All these flights will probably be supported by Delta’s codeshare.
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The brand new routes will depart from Mexico City International Airport (MEX, 4 recent destinations), Monterrey International Airport (MTY, 4 recent destinations), Bajío International (BJX, two recent routes), Guadalajara International (GDL, two recent routes), Querétaro International (QRO, two recent routes), Mexico City’s Felipe Ángeles International (NLU, two recent routes), and Merida International (MID, one recent route).
Taking a look at the routes
Aeromexico will launch six recent routes from Mexico City’s two principal airports. MEX could have 4 recent services, reaching Detroit (DTW), Salt Lake City (SLC), Washington DC (IAD), and Boston (BOS). Meanwhile, Aeromexico will begin servicing McAllen (MFE) and Dallas Fort Value (DFW) from the Felipe Angeles airport. Along with the present service to Houston (IAH), the Felipe Ángeles will now have three routes to america.
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Monterrey will even have 4 recent routes as Aeromexico begins flying to Atlanta (ATL), Salt Lake City, Recent York (JFK), and Los Angeles (LAX). Bajio, Guadalajara, and Queretaro will all have two routes a bit. Aeromexico will begin flying to Atlanta and Detroit from each of those hubs. Finally, Merida will only have one recent path to Atlanta.
The itineraries and ticket sales of all these 17 recent routes will probably be announced progressively, pending government approvals, said Aeromexico.
Strengthening the Delta-Aeromexico JCA
With the brand new routes and increased frequencies to current destinations (take a look at our article on the topic), Aeromexico plans to operate nearly 60 each day frequencies to america by July 2024. This may represent a 35% increase in departures in comparison with 2023, reaching 36 US markets.
Within the meantime, Delta is planning to operate 34 each day frequencies to Mexico in July 2024, serving seven different Mexican destinations. Overall, the 2 carrier’s JCA will deliver a 30% increase in capability year-over-year,
Aeromexico’s increase in routes and frequencies is feasible following the airline’s renewal of its fleet, receiving over 50 recent aircraft (mainly Boeing 737 MAX) in the previous couple of years. Moreover, after the resumption of Category 1 status, Aeromexico can use these recent jets in routes to america. While in Category 2, the airline was prohibited from registering newly received jetliners and employing them on flights to its primary international market.
Aeromexico and Delta stated,
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