Aeroméxico Expands Winter Schedule With Four New Routes

Aeroméxico announced the launch of four new routes for the winter season, including Guadalajara-Seattle, Monterrey-Salt Lake City, Cancun-Raleigh-Durham, and Mexico City-Santiago de Chile. In addition, the airline plans to open a new route between Mexico City and Puerto Rico in the second half of the year. 

“Aeroméxico constantly analyzes market trends to offer routes that meet travelers’ needs. For now, we do not have plans to open additional destinations in Colombia, but we will expand to others such as Puerto Rico,” the airline said, according to Valora Analitik.

Aeroméxico currently offers three daily flights between Mexico City and Bogotá, providing 30,000 seats per month. The route between Mexico City and Medellín operates daily with 10,000 monthly seats.

“This year we opened two key routes to Colombia. In February, we inaugurated the Mexico-Cartagena connection, with one daily flight providing 10,000 monthly seats. The most recent is Mexico-Cali, also with daily service and 10,000 additional seats per month,” the airline added.

Between January and August 2025, Aeroméxico transported 339,596 passengers between Mexico and Colombia: 169,254 from Colombia to Mexico and 170,342 from Mexico to Colombia. The airline expects continued growth due to strong demand.

Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines expressed concern over the uncertainty caused by the US Department of Transportation’s review of its partnership with Aeroméxico. Delta fears losing 20 routes opened in 2024 under the alliance.

“This is not only a concern for Delta and Aeroméxico but for all the communities and cities we serve, as more than 20 routes opened last year between Mexico and the United States,” said Juan Inzunza, Delta’s regional sales manager for Mexico and JCA.

MBN reported that the Mexican government has responded to the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) decision not to renew antitrust immunity for the Delta Air–Aeroméxico alliance, affirming that all US concerns have been addressed.

President Claudia Sheinbaum noted that Mexico had responded to the DOT’s four observations, including the transfer of cargo operations from Mexico City International Airport (AICM) to Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA). “We provided all requested information and updates. We do not understand this decision,” she said, suggesting it may be influenced by other interests. She added that the government will meet with Aeroméxico to evaluate potential impacts, especially for Mexican pilots.

The Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (SICT) emphasized that the suspension does not affect passengers. Flight schedules, frequent flyer programs, and codeshare agreements remain in place. Traffic rights and bilateral aviation agreements continue to be fully valid. SICT also highlighted a 6.5% increase in cargo operations in the Valley of Mexico in 2024, supported by expanded activity at AIFA.