Aeroméxico and Delta Add Nashville, New Orleans, San Juan Flights
Aeroméxico and Delta will add nonstop flights from Mexico City to Nashville, New Orleans and San Juan in June 2027, plus a daily Austin frequency.
The Aeroméxico-Delta alliance will start nonstop service from Mexico City International Airport (AICM) to Nashville, Tennessee; New Orleans, Louisiana; and San Juan, Puerto Rico, beginning in June 2027, according to El Universal. Aeroméxico will also add a second daily flight to Austin, Texas, from June 3.
Each of the three new routes will run four times a week. For Nashville, New Orleans and San Juan, the routes will be the only nonstop options between Mexico City and those cities, the report said.
What the new schedule includes
With the additions, the alliance will connect Mexico City with 30 destinations in the United States under its joint collaboration agreement. The Austin addition, together with service to Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, brings Aeroméxico to six daily flights from Mexico City to Texas.
The new routes follow earlier announcements of nonstop flights from Mexico City to Portland, Orange County and Fort Lauderdale, which are due to start in January 2027.
Aircraft and onboard service
Nashville and New Orleans will be flown with Embraer 190 jets, which seat 99 passengers, 11 of them in Premier class. San Juan and Austin will use 737 MAX 8 aircraft, which carry up to 166 passengers, 16 of them in Premier. According to the report, both aircraft types offer free onboard messaging, snacks and drinks at no extra charge.
What the companies said
Giancarlo Mulinelli, senior vice president of global sales at Aeroméxico, said the new destinations will give passengers more connection options. Alex Antila, Delta’s vice president for Latin America, said Delta has grown steadily in Austin and currently operates more than 60 daily departures there on its busiest days. He said Aeroméxico customers will get more schedule choices and easy connections from Austin to the rest of Delta’s network.
Why it matters for Mexico City travelers
Residents of Mexico City who fly to the southern United States will have direct options to three cities that currently have no nonstop service from the capital, and more departure times to Austin. Travelers heading to Nashville, New Orleans or San Juan would otherwise need a connection. Tickets and exact schedules were not detailed in the announcement.
Source: El Universal
