Aeromexico Announces Increased Service On Its Three Routes To Canada

Starting in December, Aeromexico will expand its seat capacity to Canada by 47%, to more than 9,900 seats per week

Aeromexico currently serves the Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver markets

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 9, 2016 /CNW/ -- Aeromexico, Mexico's global airline, announced plans to increase the number of flights it offers to its three Canadian destinations, starting in December 2016.

The expanded service will start on December 1 on the Vancouver and Toronto routes, followed by the Montreal route on December 2.

Service will continue to be operated with the carrier's 160 seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with 16 seats in Clase Premier—Aeromexico's business class cabin, 144 in economy. Schedules on the three routes to and from Canada are as follows:

Mexico City – Montreal					Montreal – Mexico City
AM 636	16:00 hrs.	22:20 hrs.	Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun		AM 637	23:35 hrs.	05:02 hrs.	Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun
Mexico City – Toronto					Toronto – Mexico City
AM 616	16:50 hrs.	22:20 hrs.	Tue, Thu, Sat		AM 617	23:45 hrs.	04:00 hrs.	Tue, Thu, Sat
Mexico City – Vancouver					Vancouver – Mexico City
AM 694	01:23 hrs.	05:33 hrs.	Tue, Thu, Sat		AM 695	07:00 hrs.	14:40 hrs.	Tue, Thu, Sat

*Schedules are published in local time and are subject to changes without notice.

The expansion will allow the carrier to offer the Canadian market more than 9,900 seats per week with this 47% increase.

On announcing the expanded service, Aeromexico's Corporate Sales Director Jorge Goytortua stated, "The great response received from our customers flying to these three Canadian cities, has led us to expand our service as we aim to meet their travel needs and consolidate Aeromexico's position in North America".

"We know that Mexicans enjoy traveling to Canada, and Canadians are also enticed by the warm weather of Mexico's beach destinations and its charming colonial cities, which is why we decided to offer our Canadian passengers greater connectivity options to our extensive route network spanning 45 cities across Mexico."

Jorge Morfin Stoopen, Destination Canada General Director for Mexico, commented: "Today, its estimated 200,000 national tourists travel to Canada every year and each month we register a 20% increase in tourism numbers. We are talking about important figures; in fact, no other country where Destination Canada has presence has seen this type of growth that compares to Mexico. With this frequency increase to Canada, Aeromexico authenticates its commitment in the development of this destination of the Mexican market".

With this expansion, Aeromexico continues to boost its network connectivity and development throughout North America and the world by providing passengers with more and better travel options.

About Grupo Aeromexico

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V. is a holding company whose subsidiaries provide commercial aviation services and promote passenger loyalty programs in Mexico. Aeromexico, Mexico's global airline, operates more than 600 daily flights from its main hub in Terminal 2 at the Mexico City International Airport. Its route network spans more than 80 cities on three continents including 45 in Mexico, 17 in the United States, 16 in Latin America, four in Europe, three in Canada, and two in Asia.

Aeromexico's fleet of more than 130 aircraft is comprised of Boeing 787, 777, and 737 jet airliners and state-of-the-art Embraer 190, 175, 170, and 145 models. In 2012, the airline announced the most significant investment strategy in aviation history in Mexico, to 100 Boeing aircraft including 90 MAX 737 jet airliners and ten 787-9 Dreamliners.

As a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance, Aeromexico offers customers more than 1,000 destinations in 177 countries served by the 20 SkyTeam airline partners rewarding passengers with benefits including access to 672 premium airport lounges around the world. Aeromexico also offers travel options through its code share partners Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines, Avianca, Copa Airlines, and WestJet with extensive connectivity in countries like the United States, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. www.aeromexico.com and www.skyteam.com 

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SOURCE Aeromexico

Alejandro Bosquez González, External Communications & P.R Coordinator, Tel. [phone], Mail. [email protected], http://www.aeromexico.com