Delta Air Lines must end its deep links with Aeromexico in January, the Trump administration ruled on Monday.
After a 20 -month fight between the two airlines and the US and Mexican governments, the United States Department of Transportation said it will not allow the joint company between the two carriers to advance.
Your joint company must end before January 1, according to a decision transmitted by Monday, as reported for the first time by Seth Miller in PAXEX.Aero.
The measure could leave dozens of routes between the United States and Mexico City.
Delta and Aeromexico have disagreed with the United States government since January 2024, When the Biden administration said for the first time It would not renew the antitrust immunity that allows the two airlines to coordinate the rates and flying schedules, ties that go far beyond carriers such as Skyteam Alliance Partners.
In question: DOT said that the Government of Mexico has hired Anticompetitive Tactics at the Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) in Mexico City, which blocks access to other airlines in favor of the Mexican flag carriers.
The airlines had protested by the decision and warned that unwinding the joint company would lead to the closure of dozens of routes.
But after a long review, the DOT confirmed on Monday that it would order the end of the joint company of Delta-Aeromexico as of January 1, 2026, arguing that the competitive landscape in Mexico City has worsened, not better, in recent months.
The joint company of Delta and Aeromexico dates back to almost a decade, and has seen the two carriers significantly expand their cross -border transmission between the United States and Mexico.
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This year, the total aeromexico seats to and from the United States increased almost 33% compared to 2019, according to data from the Cirium Aviation Analysis firm. Which included a Considerable expansion earlier this year.
Delta was on the way to grow his seats to Mexico by 17% compared to six years ago, by Cirio.
In a statement to TPG on Monday night, Delta said he was “disappointed” by the DOT failure, who said he would cause “significant damage to jobs, communities and consumers of the United States traveling between the United States and Mexico.”
It was not clear if the operators planned to present an appeal.
In the absence of that, it is likely to see some level of cooperation between the two carriers continue under their association of the Alliance, but it is possible, according to the previous presentations of the airlines, that the unwinding of their deepest link could lead to the end of some routes.
Delta and Aeromexico have repeatedly argued that their joint business was good for consumers and connectivity between the United States and Mexico.
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