Delta about to get 49% of AeroMexico
Dec 3, 2015, 11:11 am
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This could be interesting. I've seen some trip reports of decent service in business-class and reasonable airfares. I wouldn't be opposed to flying to Mexico City and then to London if the airfare was good and I received full miles. However, I think I saw that Aeromexico's new 787 business-class is two across, which is a no-go for me.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...o-mex-eze.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trip-...e-mex-sfo.html
Dec 4, 2015, 6:55 am
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I think this is a smart move on DL's part, and good monopolist long term thinking. I find AM and DL fairly similar in many ways. DL is trying to lock up the Mexican market now. Mexico has a large population, its middle class is growing, and the country is slowly becoming a far more developed place (recent hiccups aside). Things could go wrong, but it's on an upward trajectory, and could be a very lucrative market.
And for those who don't think leisure travel from the US to Mexico is profitable, at a minimum I'd point out the large amount of destinations that DL serves out of Cancun. While there is some convention traffic, it is mostly leisure. And DL keeps adding flights.
And for those who don't think leisure travel from the US to Mexico is profitable, at a minimum I'd point out the large amount of destinations that DL serves out of Cancun. While there is some convention traffic, it is mostly leisure. And DL keeps adding flights.
Dec 6, 2015, 7:16 am
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I think this is a smart move on DL's part, and good monopolist long term thinking. I find AM and DL fairly similar in many ways. DL is trying to lock up the Mexican market now. Mexico has a large population, its middle class is growing, and the country is slowly becoming a far more developed place (recent hiccups aside). Things could go wrong, but it's on an upward trajectory, and could be a very lucrative market.
And for those who don't think leisure travel from the US to Mexico is profitable, at a minimum I'd point out the large amount of destinations that DL serves out of Cancun. While there is some convention traffic, it is mostly leisure. And DL keeps adding flights.
And for those who don't think leisure travel from the US to Mexico is profitable, at a minimum I'd point out the large amount of destinations that DL serves out of Cancun. While there is some convention traffic, it is mostly leisure. And DL keeps adding flights.
Dec 6, 2015, 10:35 am
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DL is trying to lock up the Mexican market now. Mexico has a large population, its middle class is growing, and the country is slowly becoming a far more developed place (recent hiccups aside). Things could go wrong, but it's on an upward trajectory, and could be a very lucrative market.