Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juarez de la Ciudad de Mexico

Mexican carrier Aeromexico will connect RDU nonstop to Mexico City, becoming the first airline to operate the route.

Frequencies to Madrid and Paris are being increased from next summer to meet demand.

IATA is urging Mexico’s government to engage with the industry prior to unilaterally deciding to further reduce capacity at Mexico City International (MEX).

The department cited “outstanding questions relating to the continued implementation of the U.S.-Mexico air transportation agreement.”

The airline joins Aeromexico, Viva Aerobus and Volaris in confirming plans to serve the new airport.

Construction of a new $13bn international airport for Mexico City looks set to be scrapped following a four-day public referendum.

Mexico could lose more than 20 million passengers per year by 2035 if infrastructure development does not keep pace with demand for aviation connectivity.

Analysis of schedule data from intelligence provider OAG shows that Aeromexico and Delta Air Lines had a combined 27.8 per cent share of seat capacity out of New York's John F Kennedy International Airport last summer and a 42.2 per cent share at Mexico City's Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez. The two airlines are the largest individual operators at the airports in their home markets.