American Airlines is celebrating 80 years of service to Mexico this month. The airline first launched service to the country from Dallas to Mexico City in 1942 with a Douglas DC-3 aircraft, first stopping in Monterrey to refuel. With this flight, Mexico became the airline’s second international destination, following the launch of Toronto, Canada, in 1941.
Today, Mexico is American’s largest international destination, where the airline operates more than 500 weekly flights to 27 cities: Acapulco, Aguascalientes, Cancún, Chihuahua, Mexico City, Cozumel, Culiacan, Durango, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Huatulco, La Paz, León, Loreto, Mazatlán, Mérida, Monterrey, Morelia, Oaxaca, Puerto Vallarta, Querétaro, San José del Cabo, San Luis Potosi, Torreon and Zacatecas, as well as seasonal service to Zihuatanejo and Manzanillo.
In addition, American has more than 1,100 team members based in Mexico, the largest number of employees outside of the United States. The operation includes two reservations offices in Mexico City and Monterrey, four ticket sales centers in Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara and León, and an Admirals Club at Benito Juárez International Airport in Mexico City.
In 2022, American has had record growth in Mexico with a more than 40 percent increase in capacity compared to 2019. In addition to operating more strategic routes with larger aircraft, the airline has also launched new routes, such as Austin to Cozumel, and, beginning in November, new service from Mexico City and Monterrey to New York.
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