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    Aeromexico
    IATA/ICAO Code:
    AM/AMX
    Airline Type:
    Full Service Carrier
    Hub(s):
    Mexico City International Airport
    Year Founded:
    1934
    Alliance:
    SkyTeam
    Airline Group:
    Grupo Aeromexico
    CEO:
    Andrés Conesa Labastida
    Country:
    Mexico
    Region:
    North America
    Loyalty Program:
    Aeromexico Rewards

The Mexican carrier Aeromexico is looking to increase its capacity on long-haul flights from Mexico City Benito Juárez International. The airline has announced it will add four new frequencies on three different routes beginning in June. Let’s investigate further.

Aeromexico’s long-haul connectivity

Currently, Aeromexico operates six long-haul flights to Europe from Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey. It employs its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet to serve Madrid Barajas Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, and London Heathrow Airport.

The Mexican carrier operates 40 weekly flights to these destinations, according to data provided by Cirium. It is still 4.8% below its pre-pandemic traffic levels, although it has added two new routes (Guadalajara-Madrid and Monterrey-Madrid) while losing one (Mexico City-Barcelona).

We reached Aeromexico for a status on the route to Barcelona, but we did not receive an answer at the time of publishing the article.

Of the Mexican commercial carriers, Aeromexico is the only one to serve long-haul destinations. Volaris, Viva Aerobus, and the other carriers operate exclusively with narrowbody planes. The longest route served by them is going to be Volaris’ flight between Mexico City and Lima, Peru.

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Aeromexico will increase its long-haul connectivity to Europe. Photo: Guillermo Quiroz Martínez via @gquimar
 

Adding long-haul flights

In June, Aeromexico will increase its flight offer to Europe by adding frequencies on the routes to London, Madrid, and Paris from Mexico City.

The route Mexico City-London will go from six weekly flights to seven beginning on June 1. After the United Kingdom fully opened for international travelers, there has been a surge in demand for the route.

The route between Mexico City and Madrid will go from 14 weekly flights to 15 beginning on June 13, said Aeromexico. Madrid is Aeromexico’s top European destination; it serves this city from three Mexican airports.

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Finally, the route between Mexico City and Paris will go from seven weekly flights to nine beginning on June 9.

Aeromexico will operate over 350 monthly flights between Mexico and Europe by adding this additional capacity. It will offer over 95,000 seats, increasing by 8% its seat capacity compared to the current month.

Additionally, Aeromexico will surpass pre-pandemic capacity levels in Europe. Overall, Aeromexico expects to operate more than 17,000 monthly flights to 87 domestic and international destinations during the summer.

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Aeromexico flies to Madrid, Amsterdam, Paris, and London in Europe. Photo: Getty Images.

Aeromexico’s long-haul capacity

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Aeromexico has been the slowest among Mexican carriers to bounce back from the crisis. Nonetheless, during 2022’s first quarter, the airline’s capacity represented 80% of the same period of 2019, mainly driven by the full recovery of the domestic segment and the sequential recovery in international markets.

Between January and March, Aeromexico’s domestic capacity recovered to 99% of 2019 levels, and international finished the quarter at 72%.

In April, Aeromexico is operating 363 international flights per week with 65,622 seats available, according to Cirium. These numbers are 11.7% and 11.4% below pre-pandemic levels.

Nonetheless, Aeromexico has lost connectivity on six international routes. These are Tijuana-Shanghai (a pre-pandemic loss in the midst of Aeromexico’s efforts to block Emirates' entrance to the Mexican market in 2019), Mexico City-Panama, Mexico City-Tokyo, Mexico City-Havana, Mexico City-Detroit, and Cancun-Havana. It is uncertain if Aeromexico will ever resume these routes (at least the flight to Panama has been officially canceled).

Have you flown long-haul with Aeromexico? How was the experience? Let us know in the comments below.