Mexico City International Airport, Ciudad del Carmen, Federal District, Mexico

By Lori Ranson
The International Air Transport Association is criticizing a planned rate increase at Mexico City International Airport (AICM) set to take effect in 2024.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Drought and extreme heat set the stage for frequent wildfires across parts of North America and Europe during the summer months, causing widespread destruction.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
The Mexican government has given carriers operating at Mexico City International airport more time to institute mandatory cuts in their operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Mexico is one of the fastest growing aviation markets in Latin America, but policies have stymied the growth of airlines into a key market—the U.S.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Mexico’s government on Aug. 31 took what the industry is characterizing as a unilateral decision to reduce the number of operations at the airport.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
The latest reductions follow airlines agreeing in 2022 to decrease hourly operations from 61 per hour to 52.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
The new Mexicana is entering the market during a time of uncertainty and will be competing with existing players on many of its proposed routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The management of Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport will fall into the hands of the navy.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The carrier has been cleared to launch additional flights to the U.S. even though Mexico’s safety rating remains Category 2.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The Mexican carrier's application for a new route to Bogota follows a record year for passenger traffic in Colombia.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The carrier is launching, resuming routes from its major hubs.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Rome will become a new point on the SkyTeam alliance member’s route map from next summer, while Madrid will also receive more flights.
Airports & Networks

By Chris Sloan
The airport is benefiting from people moving inland from California’s coast, an executive tells Routes.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The agreement opens up new destinations for passengers of both carriers.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The carrier will increase service from JFK to Mexico but is cutting flights to Colombia.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The airline said strong economic ties between the UAE and Israel will drive demand.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
After signing an interline agreement, the airlines now hope to deepen their partnership by offering codeshares.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The agreement comes as Spain seeks to revive its travel and tourism industry, which represented about 14% of the country’s GDP before the pandemic.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The buoyant Colombia-Mexico market continues to grow as carriers launch new routes.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Domestic flights dominated the list of busiest routes in the world during 2021, led by a leisure service in South Korea.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The carriers are asking US and Mexican authorities to allow an antitrust-immunized alliance to commence in the 2023 first quarter.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Routes selects 75 new air services set to start around the world in December 2021, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.
Airports & Networks

By Wesley Charnock
We reveal the top 20 air routes by region for October 2021.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
General director Raul Revuelta Musalem wants to build on the success of Guadalajara’s first route to Europe and opportunities being created by the Cross Border Xpress at Tijuana.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
CEO Sean Doyle says BA is ‘seeing the light at the end of a very long tunnel.'
Airports & Networks