Aeromexico Starts Operations Between Toronto and Mexico City

- As of May 4, 2015 Aeromexico will now offer a daily flight from Toronto to Mexico City

- Toronto becomes the second Canadian city to which Aeromexico flies and the eighteenth destination it serves in North America.

TORONTO, May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Aeromexico, Mexico's global airline, started serving a new daily flight between Toronto and Mexico City as of May 4, 2015, becoming the second route it serves in Canada.

The new route operates with Boeing 737-700 aircraft configured with 124 passenger seats, including 12 seats in Clase Premier —the Aeromexico Business Class cabin— with the following schedules:

Toronto - Mexico City					Mexico City - Toronto
AM 693	9:15 a.m.	1:20 p.m.	Daily		AM 692	1:01 a.m.	6:36 a.m.	Daily

* Times are published in local time and are subject to change without notice.

This new flight connects with Aeromexico services to Cancun, Guadalajara, Huatulco, Los Cabos, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta, among others in Mexico; and Bogota, El Salvador, Guatemala, Lima and others in Latin America.

"Being able to offer our clients more and better network connectivity is one of our most important goals," said Anko van der Werff, Aeromexico Chief Revenue Officer. "This is why we are adding Toronto to our announcement of new routes for 2015, as Canada's economic capital and one of the top financial centers in the country. This new destination increases the exchange of business and tourism for the Mexican economy and the connectivity between Canada and Latin America."

"Toronto Pearson is a growing hub for the movement of people and goods across the country, the continent and around the globe," said Craig Bradbrook, Vice President, Aviation Services, Greater Toronto Airports Authority. "The introduction of this new route from Aeromexico offers more opportunities for passengers to connect beyond Mexico City to other destinations within Mexico and across South America."

The relationship between Aeromexico and WestJet continues to grow with the launch of this new service to Toronto Pearson, one of WestJet's largest hubs. Aeromexico's new service will enhance connectivity to more than 20 Canadian destinations including Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, and Quebec City.

These increased destinations confirm Aeromexico's effort to strengthen its international presence by offering 28 weekly flights to and from Canada with this new route that includes an offer of more than 3,400 seats per week, in addition to the 16 destinations it serves in the United States of America, 16 in Latin America, three in Europe and two in Asia, thus maintaining its status as the airline that connects Mexico with the world.

About Grupo Aeromexico

Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V. is a holding company whose subsidiaries provide commercial aviation services in Mexico and the promotion of passenger loyalty programs. 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 83 cities on three continents, including 45 destinations in Mexico, 16 in the United States, 16 in Latin America, three in Europe, three in Canada two and in Asia.

The Group's fleet of more than 115 aircraft is comprised of Boeing 787, 777, 767 and 737 jet airliners and next generation Embraer 145, 170, 175 and 190 models. In 2012, the airline announced the most significant investment strategy in aviation history in Mexico, to purchase 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 178 countries served by the 20 SkyTeam airline partners rewarding passengers with benefits including access to 564 premium airport lounges around the world. Aeromexico also offers travel options through its code share partners Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines, Avianca, LAN, TACA and TAM with extensive connectivity in countries like the United States, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia and Peru. www.aeromexico.com, www.skyteam.com and http://disfrutaam.tumblr.com

About the Greater Toronto Airports Authority

The GTAA is the operator of Toronto Pearson International Airport, the largest airport in Canada and one of the largest in North America in terms of passenger and air cargo traffic. In 2014, Toronto Pearson handled nearly 39 million passengers. The focus of the GTAA continues to be on competitiveness, growing the airport's status as an international gateway, meeting the needs of our travellers and ensuring the long-term success of the organization, our airline customers and the regional economy.

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