European expansion beyond the capital
"Our European routes have been so successful that we're looking for new destinations in Europe," Manuel Moreno Lagos, Aeroméxico's director of network planning, said at Routes World 2026 in Frankfurt.
The airline expects its summer 2027 European schedule to be its largest ever: seven destinations served by 11 routes, with more than 75 weekly flights in each direction. Its network includes Madrid, Amsterdam, London and Paris, and it has launched Mexico City–Barcelona. Germany, Portugal, and eastern and northern Europe remain gaps in its coverage.
Moreno Lagos said the search extends beyond destinations served from Mexico City. Aeroméxico is also considering opportunities from Monterrey and Guadalajara, both for new routes and for more flights on existing ones.
Guadalajara gains a second European link
Guadalajara–Paris nonstop flights are scheduled to start April 13, 2027, according to Aeroméxico's September 7 announcement. The summer service will run three times weekly, leaving Guadalajara on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays, with return departures from Paris on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Paris will become the airline's second nonstop European destination from Guadalajara, which already has daily Aeroméxico service to Madrid.
Moreno Lagos attributed the decision to the strong performance of Monterrey–Paris. That route began as a seasonal operation; in July, Aeroméxico announced it would continue through the winter schedule.
The Guadalajara launch will bring Aeroméxico's summer 2027 offering between Mexico and Paris to 13 weekly nonstop flights, including service from Mexico City and Monterrey. The carrier says that will be its largest-ever schedule to the French capital.
Milan launch expands the Italian network
Mexico City–Milan service will begin March 28, 2027, with four flights per week. Departures from Mexico City are scheduled for Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays; flights back from Milan will leave on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Together with Rome, the airline's other Italian destination, the new route will give Aeroméxico ten weekly nonstop flights between Mexico City and Italy.
The route will enter a market without a nonstop Mexico City–Milan connection, according to OAG Schedules Analyser data cited by Aviation Week on October 13, 2026. Neos already flies between Milan Malpensa and Cancun.
Aviation Week also cited Sabre Market Intelligence figures showing about 136,100 two-way origin-and-destination passengers between Mexico and Milan in 2025, a 2.7% increase from the previous year. Milan ranked ninth among Mexico's European city markets and second among its Italian markets. Rome accounted for about 237,200 passengers, while the overall Mexico–Italy market totaled roughly 526,000.
Aeroméxico already leads the nonstop Mexico–Italy market, Aviation Week reported. It held about 80.5% of the roughly 128,200 two-way seats offered in summer 2026, when total capacity was down 2.8% year over year. Neos supplied the remaining seats through its Cancun services to Rome and Milan.
The Milan addition will complement Aeroméxico's Rome flights and its reciprocal codeshare with ITA Airways, which offers onward connections from the Italian capital.
Mexico City's role and operating limits
Even as Aeroméxico considers secondary hubs, Mexico City remains the center of its network. From the capital, the carrier serves 45 domestic destinations that connect with its international flights.
The airport's altitude complicates long-haul planning. At 2,230 meters (7,316 feet) above sea level, it imposes longer takeoff requirements and restrictions on aircraft range and payload.
Aeroméxico uses Boeing 787s for its longer intercontinental services, including routes to South America and Asia. Flights to Tokyo and Seoul stop in Monterrey for fuel; passengers may stay aboard during the stop, and additional travelers can board there.
Airport proposals and the wider network
Across its network, Aeroméxico operates more than 550 daily flights on 137 routes to 25 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia. The United States is a key market, where its partnership with Delta has helped expand its reach.
"We have had a joint cooperation agreement since 2017 with them," Moreno Lagos said, adding that "that cooperation agreement has allowed us to have a stronger presence in the US." Together, the airlines operate more than 1,600 flights per week to over 60 destinations.
For further expansion, Moreno Lagos invited proposals from airports and their partners. He said Aeroméxico was serious about pursuing growth and wanted detailed information on unserved and underserved markets, prospective demand and opportunities to add frequencies.
