Aeromexico Director of Network Planning Manuel Moreno Lagos at Routes World 2006.
FRANKFURT—Aeromexico is evaluating new international routes across the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America as it seeks to capitalize on growing travel demand and improving U.S.-Mexico aviation relations.
Speaking during an airline briefing on the final day of Routes World 2026 in Frankfurt, Aeromexico Director of Network Planning Manuel Moreno Lagos outlined the carrier’s development priorities, including further expansion in Europe and the Caribbean, as well as what airports must offer to secure a place on its network.
Fresh opportunities in the U.S. follow the U.S. Transportation Department’s decision this week to lift restrictions imposed in 2025 that prevented Mexican airlines from expanding service from Mexico City International Airport and Felipe Ángeles International Airport.
The move followed negotiations between the two governments over airport access and cargo operations in the Mexican capital, giving Aeromexico greater freedom to increase frequencies and open routes.
It also comes two months after Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico prevailed in a court battle to preserve their transborder joint venture. The partnership has supported the launch of 26 routes since 2023, including services to Newark, New Jersey; Philadelphia; Washington Dulles; Raleigh, North Carolina; Tampa, Florida; and Phoenix.
Moreno Lagos said Delta’s U.S. reach helps Aeromexico attract American passengers and enter markets that would otherwise be more difficult to serve. Together, the two airlines have offered more than 1,600 weekly flights to more than 60 destinations.
“Our European routes have been so successful that we’re looking for new destinations in Europe,” Moreno Lagos said.
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Aeromexico launched Mexico City-Barcelona flights this year and will add Milan in 2027, giving it a second Italian destination alongside Rome. The airline also operates three daily flights to Madrid, while its SkyTeam partnership with KLM provides connections through Amsterdam to destinations across northern and central Europe.
The carrier is also entering new Caribbean markets. Aeromexico will launch Mexico City-Montego Bay, Jamaica, on March 18, 2027, followed by Nassau, Bahamas, the next day. Both routes will operate 3X-weekly using Boeing 737-8 aircraft.
The additions are intended to capture demand from Mexican travelers seeking alternatives to domestic beach destinations.
“Mexicans have been to Cancun many times,” Moreno Lagos said. “Now they want to start exploring other beach destinations.”
Farther south, Aeromexico uses 787s between Mexico City and Santiago, Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo. The 8-9-hr. sectors demonstrate the importance of widebody aircraft to its South American network, while shorter routes such as Lima are served with 737s.
Airports seeking Aeromexico service must provide evidence of unserved or underserved demand, passenger fares and yields, the balance between business and leisure traffic, visiting-friends-and-relatives flows and cargo potential.
The airline also assesses airport capacity, runway limitations, curfews, gate availability and customs and immigration operating hours. Incentives can strengthen a route proposal, including discounts on landing fees and passenger charges, marketing funds, destination advertising and support from tourism or economic development bodies.
“Business demand is important for us, it’s very important,” Moreno Lagos said.
Mexico City remains the principal focus, but Aeromexico is also assessing opportunities from other points in its domestic network.
“We’re looking for opportunities mainly from Mexico City; that’s our main goal,” Moreno Lagos said. “But we’re also looking for opportunities from Monterrey, from Guadalajara, from Cancun, for example, from other airports in Mexico.”
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