Mexico City
Aeroméxico announced this Monday the reactivation of flights from June to Asia, Central America and cities in the United States and Canada, while routes to South America will wait until July.
“Given the changes we are going through due to COVID-19, our flight itineraries suffered adjustments “, indicated the airline largest in Mexico.
Among the main changes is the reopening of a weekly flight to Seoul, South Korea on June 1, although the route to Tokyo, Japan will remain suspended until June 30.
TO Central America Two weekly flights will begin on June 1 towards San Pedro Sula, Honduras, while that of San Salvador will resume on June 8 and that of San José, Costa Rica, on June 15.
Guatemala and Managua they will wait until July 1.
Although routes to Houston, New York and Los Angeles were kept open, flights to Chicago will restart on June 1, and June 15 to Miami, San Antonio and Orlando.
However, the destinations of Austin, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Seattle will remain suspended until June 30.
For Canada, Aeroméxico will begin flights to Montreal and Toronto from June 1, in addition to the one that already operates to Vancouver.
In contrast, all destinations to South America will remain suspended in June, and even flights to Bogotá, Buenos Aires and Medellín do not restart until September 1.
Over Europe, a weekly flight to Amsterdam, Paris and Madrid, with the latter with an upcoming increase to two per week from June 1 and to three on June 15.
The destinations of Barcelona and London are stopped until June 30.
“We know how important it is for you to travel with greater security and our commitment to your health grows more and more, for this reason, it is essential that you wear face masks on all your flights,” said the airline.
The reopening of routes coincides with the plan to reactivate the Mexican Government to the “new normal” that begins on June 1.
The country is since March 23 on the National Day of Healthy Distance, a plan of containment to contain the coronavirus that has left 68,620 cases and 7,394 dead.
Although the Mexican Government never prohibited international flights, the pandemic led to an annual decrease of 9.1% in Aeroméxico’s capacity in the first quarter of the year, with a 14% drop in revenue and 17.6% in passengers.
In April, the offer decreased by 82.3% year over the same month of 2019, with a decrease of 91.1% in the number of passengers.
The Mexican airline industry could lose 117,000 jobs and 6,400 million dollars this year, with 45% less income than in 2019 due to the impact of the coronavirus, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). EFE
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