Aeromexico MEX-EZE in Premier Class - reviews? Service?
Mar 18, 2024, 4:19 pm
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Aeromexico MEX-EZE in Premier Class - reviews? Service?
Thinking about flying LAX-MEX-EZE - normally i fly United and Star Alliance partners, but a friend said he thought AeroMexico had a good Business class service to Buenos Aires
Can anyone shed insight?
Can anyone shed insight?
Mar 18, 2024, 6:47 pm
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I've flown SFO/MEX/EZE many times on AM, although it has been a while.
Pluses:
It is really the most direct routing.
If you get a 789 MEX/EZE, it is a quite comfortable ride. Can't say that for the 788 (which is ok at 2-2-2, but not great). 789 has a self-service bar / snack area set up.
DL lounge @ LAX is very nice.
Neutral - F&B and inflight service is meh to decent, so it may be a wash between UA and AM. AM has seatback IFE even on the narrow-bodies, and the seats are more comfortable than UA's narrowbody seats.
Minuses:
MEX has no sterile transit. Everyone goes through immigration and customs. Fortunately, bags are now checked thru. (You used to have to wait for bags and re-drop). Then you go up through security back to the departure area. This process can take between 20 and 90+ minutes, unpredictably so.
AM lounges @ MEX are overcrowded noisy messes. Some people love them. I'm not "some people." The AX lounge, if you have access, is better. But there is typically a line.
MEX is an overcrowded, delay-prone dump.
AM is an unethical piece of caca business operation. If there aren't any IROPS, you may actually find the experience not unpleasant. If anything goes wrong, make sure your preferred deity is on speed dial.
Pluses:
It is really the most direct routing.
If you get a 789 MEX/EZE, it is a quite comfortable ride. Can't say that for the 788 (which is ok at 2-2-2, but not great). 789 has a self-service bar / snack area set up.
DL lounge @ LAX is very nice.
Neutral - F&B and inflight service is meh to decent, so it may be a wash between UA and AM. AM has seatback IFE even on the narrow-bodies, and the seats are more comfortable than UA's narrowbody seats.
Minuses:
MEX has no sterile transit. Everyone goes through immigration and customs. Fortunately, bags are now checked thru. (You used to have to wait for bags and re-drop). Then you go up through security back to the departure area. This process can take between 20 and 90+ minutes, unpredictably so.
AM lounges @ MEX are overcrowded noisy messes. Some people love them. I'm not "some people." The AX lounge, if you have access, is better. But there is typically a line.
MEX is an overcrowded, delay-prone dump.
AM is an unethical piece of caca business operation. If there aren't any IROPS, you may actually find the experience not unpleasant. If anything goes wrong, make sure your preferred deity is on speed dial.
Mar 19, 2024, 9:11 am
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I've flown SFO/MEX/EZE many times on AM, although it has been a while.
Pluses:
It is really the most direct routing.
If you get a 789 MEX/EZE, it is a quite comfortable ride. Can't say that for the 788 (which is ok at 2-2-2, but not great). 789 has a self-service bar / snack area set up.
DL lounge @ LAX is very nice.
Neutral - F&B and inflight service is meh to decent, so it may be a wash between UA and AM. AM has seatback IFE even on the narrow-bodies, and the seats are more comfortable than UA's narrowbody seats.
Minuses:
MEX has no sterile transit. Everyone goes through immigration and customs. Fortunately, bags are now checked thru. (You used to have to wait for bags and re-drop). Then you go up through security back to the departure area. This process can take between 20 and 90+ minutes, unpredictably so.
AM lounges @ MEX are overcrowded noisy messes. Some people love them. I'm not "some people." The AX lounge, if you have access, is better. But there is typically a line.
MEX is an overcrowded, delay-prone dump.
AM is an unethical piece of caca business operation. If there aren't any IROPS, you may actually find the experience not unpleasant. If anything goes wrong, make sure your preferred deity is on speed dial.
Pluses:
It is really the most direct routing.
If you get a 789 MEX/EZE, it is a quite comfortable ride. Can't say that for the 788 (which is ok at 2-2-2, but not great). 789 has a self-service bar / snack area set up.
DL lounge @ LAX is very nice.
Neutral - F&B and inflight service is meh to decent, so it may be a wash between UA and AM. AM has seatback IFE even on the narrow-bodies, and the seats are more comfortable than UA's narrowbody seats.
Minuses:
MEX has no sterile transit. Everyone goes through immigration and customs. Fortunately, bags are now checked thru. (You used to have to wait for bags and re-drop). Then you go up through security back to the departure area. This process can take between 20 and 90+ minutes, unpredictably so.
AM lounges @ MEX are overcrowded noisy messes. Some people love them. I'm not "some people." The AX lounge, if you have access, is better. But there is typically a line.
MEX is an overcrowded, delay-prone dump.
AM is an unethical piece of caca business operation. If there aren't any IROPS, you may actually find the experience not unpleasant. If anything goes wrong, make sure your preferred deity is on speed dial.
One routing LAX-MEX-EZE has a long layover (9 hours), but the one-way price is $1560. I am not sure what aircraft the MEX-EZE route is, will def check.
Most important to me is a good lie flat, basic amenities, half way decent food options. For $1560 in international business, i think its a good chance I will try it soon.
One negative is that I dont earn any UA points, they'll got to my Delta account which is sparce and hardly used
Mar 19, 2024, 10:01 pm
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If you have any European travel plans, why not AF/KL Flying Blue instead? This route would be most of the way to Silver, and the miles are useful since every card point can become FB miles. Friends don't let friends collect DL pesos, even if they're spending actual pesos.
Mar 20, 2024, 10:21 am
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If you have any European travel plans, why not AF/KL Flying Blue instead? This route would be most of the way to Silver, and the miles are useful since every card point can become FB miles. Friends don't let friends collect DL pesos, even if they're spending actual pesos.
Mar 21, 2024, 5:57 pm
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Mar 26, 2024, 2:54 pm
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Mar 26, 2024, 4:31 pm
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