Aeromexico to connect Rome with Mexico City

Adding this new destination to its global network, Aeromexico will operate three weekly flights on the Rome-Mexico City route, increasing to five flights by June 1. This will also benefit Italian customers from cities such as Milan, Turin, Genoa, Venice, Florence, Naples, Catania and Bologna, who will be able to access more convenient connections to the interior of Mexico and to Central and South America and the Caribbean.

With the new flights, Aeromexico’s offer to connect the European continent with Mexico will increase by more than 20% compared to the summer of 2022, operating 54 weekly frequencies. This is the largest operation in the company’s history between the two territories using the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the safest, most modern, efficient and environmentally friendly aircraft available.

Pasquale Speranza, Aeromexico’s Regional Sales Director for Europe and Asia said: "We are very excited to add another destination in Europe, which is the result of Aeromexico’s constant work and commitment to connect the region with the rest of the world. With this new flight we continue to make aviation history between Europe and Mexico".

"We are honored to welcome Aeromexico and the new direct flight between Rome and Mexico City," says Federico Scriboni, Head of Aviation Business Development at Aeroporti di Roma. "According to IATA sources, in 2019 more than 220,000 passengers flew between Italy and Mexico, representing a high-potential traffic basin for air, economic and cultural connectivity between the 2 countries. We are confident that the launch of this route will help improve accessibility, developing flows and exchanges between Central and Southern Europe and Central America. After a record summer for North American airlines, which in October recorded +20% in passengers compared to the same month 2019, Rome is confirmed to be one of the most sought-after destinations for the upcoming Summer 2023 as well."

Mexico is one of the five most important countries in the tourism sector worldwide, receiving almost 32 million visitors last year. It is renowned for its beaches, colonial cities, gastronomy and cultural wealth.

Mexico’s Ambassador to Italy, Carlos Garcia de Alba, stated "The opening of a direct flight between Mexico City and Rome, Italy, as of March 26, 2023, is extraordinary news. It is the result of several years of work and is a recognition by Grupo Aeromexico of the potential of the bilateral relationship between Mexico and Italy. This new route will not only promote tourism and cultural exchange between the two countries but will also serve to promote greater economic and social growth between our countries. In Mexico we are ready to receive more Italian and European tourists in general. Undoubtedly, this flight comes at the best of times and will be a great success”.

The Italian ambassador in Mexico mentioned: "The reactivation of the direct flight between Rome and CDMX fills a gap that has existed in the last two and a half years in the framework of the excellent relations between Italy and Mexico: The direct flight is an indispensable tool to realize the potential of tourist flows between the two largest tourist countries in the world. The direct connection between Rome and Mexico City is also of fundamental importance for business travel and will help to further increase the economic-commercial relationship between Italy and Mexico."

The start of direct operations between Rome and Mexico is a reflection of Aeromexico’s commitment to offer the best air connectivity network, which by March 2023 will exceed 100 domestic and international routes, operating under the highest safety and service standards in the industry.

Aeromexico thanks the government of Italy for its support and willingness to make this route a reality, which will continue to promote alliances and tourism between the European continent and its country of origin.

About Grupo Aeromexico
Grupo Aeromexico, S.A.B. de C.V. is a holding company whose subsidiaries are engaged in commercial aviation in Mexico and the promotion of passenger loyalty programs. Aeromexico, Mexico’s global airline has its main hub at Mexico City International Airport. Its destinations network features the United States, Canada, Central America, South America, Asia, and Europe. The Group’s operating fleet is comprised of Boeing 787 and 737 jet airliners and Embraer 190 models. Aeromexico is a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance, which celebrated its 21st anniversary, and serves 170 countries with its 18 SkyTeam airline partners. Aeromexico created and implemented a Health and Sanitization Management System (HSMS) to protect its customers and employees at all steps of its operations. 

About Aeroporti di Roma S.p.A.
Aeroporti di Roma, an Atlantia Group company, manages and develops the airports of Rome Fiumicino and Ciampino and carries out other activities associated with and supplementary to airport management. In 2019, ADR recorded, as an airport system, 49.4 million passengers with over 240 destinations worldwide that can be reached from Rome, thanks to the approximately 100 airlines operating in the two airports (In 2021, following the effects induced by Covid-19 on air transport, Fiumicino airport recorded just 11.7 million passengers, whilst Ciampino airport closed the year with 2.3 million passengers). In 2022 the Airports Council International Europe awarded Leonardo da Vinci with the "Best Airport Award 2022" for the fourth time in five years. The award adds to the recognition of Airports Council International World which, in 2022, for the fifth consecutive year, awarded Leonardo da Vinci with the "Airport Service Quality 2021" award, as the most popular airport in Europe amongst the hubs with more than 40 million passengers. As a result of these achievements, in 2022 ACI included ADR in the "Director General’s Roll of Excellence", a list made up of only 64 airports around the world (out of more than 18,000 airports worldwide), which have distinguished themselves for the very high levels of quality offered to their passengers. Major awards have also been received in the area of digital innovation, one of the main drivers of ADR’s strategy, alongside sustainability; in this regards, the ACI’s “Digital Transformation Award 2021” was obtained by Fiumicino, and the UNWTO has named Fiumicino as the “World’s Most Sustainable Airport 2022”.Lastly, with reference to the measures implemented for health protection, ADR’s hubs have distinguished themselves by winning numerous awards: the “Airport Health Accreditation” 2020 and 2021, the “Airport Health Measures Audit” in 2020, which certified the Safeguard airports, the “Biosafety Trust Certification” by RINA in 2020 and the “Covid-19 Skytrax Airport Rating 2020”, which awarded Leonardo da Vinci 5 stars globally based on the efficiency of the procedures and the results of the ATP tests. Continuing to work to maintain its standards of excellence, ADR has inaugurated in 2022 the “New Boarding Area A” at Fiumicino airport, developed and built according to the highest criteria of technology and sustainability to welcome over 6 million passengers more per year; an Innovation Hub has also been launched at the airport, to implement acceleration programs for start-ups from all over the world.