AeroMexico (AM) returning to SEA, new flight to PDX
May 25, 2017, 7:31 am
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AeroMexico (AM) returning to SEA, new flight to PDX
Announced yesterday, jointly with DL.
Mexico City Portland OR eff 01DEC17 1 daily 737-800
AM496 MEX1805 2155PDX 738 D
AM497 PDX2320 0640+1MEX 738 D
Mexico City Seattle eff 01NOV17 1 daily 737-800
AM494 MEX1605 2005SEA 738 D
AM495 SEA2230 0555+1MEX 738 D
I'm wondering if it will stick this time around.
Mexico City Portland OR eff 01DEC17 1 daily 737-800
AM496 MEX1805 2155PDX 738 D
AM497 PDX2320 0640+1MEX 738 D
Mexico City Seattle eff 01NOV17 1 daily 737-800
AM494 MEX1605 2005SEA 738 D
AM495 SEA2230 0555+1MEX 738 D
I'm wondering if it will stick this time around.
May 25, 2017, 8:20 am
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AM's last attempt at SEA-MEX was ten years ago. I don't know what demand factors have changed in Puget Sound since then.
May 25, 2017, 9:37 am
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There is definitely a growing Mexican-American population in Western Washington. Also, there are connecting possibilities from many other cities in the Pacific Northwest this time via DL's growing SEA hub. Those are the two principal factors that come to mind.
May 25, 2017, 9:57 am
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May 25, 2017, 11:58 am
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I can think of two big demand factors that have changed since then: JV with Delta and codeshare with Alaska. AM will get the best of both worlds for feed at SEA, and to a lesser extent PDX (only because DL's presence at PDX is much smaller than at SEA).
May 26, 2017, 1:22 am
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Mexico's middle class has also grown substantially, so there should be increased traffic ex-MEX.
AM also has a few more International destinations, so connections thru MEX are increased.
When AM is able to be successful to secondary markets out of MEX/GDL, I think SEA has a decent shot of doing just fine.
May 26, 2017, 6:29 am
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I moved from PNW to Chicago last year, where we have the fifth largest Hispanic community in the US, and while AM is 3x/day ORD-MEX, there's also a healthy LCC (Volaris) presence at both ORD and MDW. But what really surprised me are the diverse Mexican express bus services -- they depart from "Currency Exchanges" across Chicagoland and head south at all hours of the day and night.