The flag carrier of Mexico is continuing its expansion in the United States with the launch of a new route to Philadelphia International Airport in Pennsylvania. Beginning in June, the airport will welcome 
Aeromexico
with daily flights to one of the region’s most-requested destinations.
Touchdown in Philly
Flights between Philadelphia International Airport
(PHL) and destinations in Mexico have grown significantly over the past few years. According to airport executives, air travel to Mexico has grown 8.3% annually since 2014 and 50% since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The carrier will offer over 9,900 seats on the route each month.
The route will be the only nonstop link to Mexico City International Airport
(MEX) when it launches on June 5th, 2025. It looks to cater to business travelers and the more than 187,000 people of Mexican ancestry in the Philadelphia region. In a statement confirming the announcement, Philidelphia International Airport CEO Atif Saeed noted how excited area passengers are to have a direct connection to Mexico City:
“This is exciting news for the Philadelphia region and continues to expand our global connectivity. In addition to connecting Philadelphia’s business, family and leisure travelers to the second largest city in the Western Hemisphere, it also unites us with another top destination for culture, history and cuisine.
“Prior to this announcement, anyone needing to travel to Mexico City had to start their journey at another airport or have a layover along the way. Thanks to Aeroméxico, our guests can fly non-stop from their home airport – PHL.”
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The route will be served by Aeromexico, which was recently named the most punctual airline in the world, using one of its Boeing 737 MAX 8
aircraft, which seats 16 passengers in business class and 144 in economy. According to flight scheduling data from Cirium, the flights will operate at the following times:
|
Flight |
Departure |
Arrival |
|---|---|---|
|
AM 608 |
Mexico City – 13:35 |
Philadelphia – 20:31 |
|
AM 609 |
Philadelphia – 10:02 |
Mexico City – 12:55 |
Mexico City last saw a nonstop flight from Philadelphia in 2019, when American Airlines operated an Airbus A319 on the route, offering just 128 seats in each direction.
In addition to the new Mexico City route, Pennsylvania travelers have several options to reach the Mexican resort of Cancun International Airport
(CAN). American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, and Frontier Airlines all fly to Cancun from Philadelphia, supplemented by a weekly American Airlines flight from Pittsburgh International Airport
(PIT).
A growing partnership with Delta Air Lines
The announcement follows a flurry of new routes for the Joint Cooperation Agreement (JCA) with 
Delta Air Lines
. Over the past year, the two airlines have significantly increased the number of routes, linking 13 Mexican airports to 26 US airports with over 100 daily flights. This year, the JCA will be 27% larger than in 2022, with an additional 18 daily departures, for a total of over 1.1 million departing seats in 2025
This past summer, Aeromexico began flying from Mexico to cities such as Tampa, Raleigh-Durham, and Washington, DC. The airline also added a batch of winter seasonal destinations to various points in the US and will begin service to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
(PHX) later this spring.
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The SkyTeam Alliance carrier inaugurated flights from Mexico City to Raleigh-Durham, Tampa Bay, and Washington D.C. on July 1st.
For Jose Zapata Jose Zapata, Vice President of Sales for the United States, Canada, and Latin America at Aeromexico, the new route is the perfect way to start the new year:
“We started this year with very good news, as this new route that will connect Philadelphia with Mexico City will strengthen our position and recent success in the Northeastern US with the addition of Boston, Newark, and Washington D.C in 2024.”
Photo: Aeromexico
The two airlines have flown over 50 million passengers since the partnership began eight years ago.
In addition to the Philadelphia route, Aeromexico will also add flights from San Luis Potosi (SLP) to Delta’s hub in Atlanta (ATL). As first spotted by Ishrion Aviation, the daily flights will begin on June 5th with an Embraer 190.
Photo: Aeromexico
The carrier will also boost frequencies to two Texas destinations this summer, with Austin (AUS) and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) receiving a second daily flight starting June 26th.
