US businessmen advocate for the alliance

The alliance between Aeroméxico and Delta has not yet been renewed by the Department of Transportation (DOT), which is why US companies and elected senators have asked the entity to approve it, otherwise the US industry would suffer economic damage by not having the connectivity provided by airlines.

“Failure to renew this agreement will result in significant risk and economic harm to my state,” Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff said in a letter to the DOT.

For her part, Natalie Murdock, a member of the North Carolina Senate, warned the DOT of the economic consequences for the state, since trade with Mexico reached more than USD 15.8 billion in 2023 and generated 150 thousand jobs. In addition, 126 thousand people depended on the regular Flight between Raleigh-Durham and Mexico in 2023.

“Our technology and mechanical industries make Mexico North Carolina’s largest trading partner. “I ask that the DOT reverse its decision and negotiate further with the Mexican government to exploit other regulatory options and force it to respect the air services agreement between the United States and Mexico,” Murdock commented, as reported by Excelsior.

Likewise, Alabas Farhat, a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, said that if the ATI is terminated, two dozen Flights between the two countries would be at risk. “Companies like Ford Motor Company and General Motors, the backbone of our automotive industry and our state’s economy, rely heavily on these routes to sustain their businesses. Additionally, Mexico is Michigan’s second largest trading partner. In 2022, total trade reached more than $70 billion, with motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts. Protecting the routes between Michigan and Mexico is fundamental to our commercial relationship,” he explained.

As reported REPORTUR.mx, recently CEOs of the airlines Andrés Conesa and Ed Bastian published the reasons why their agreement should not be canceled. (Aeroméxico-Delta: several routes at risk to the largest world hub).

Among these reasons are the more than 20 air routes at risk of cancellation, five direct routes to cities in Mexico from the Atlanta Airport hub – the busiest in the world – since the suspension of the routes represents a reduction of one million travelers each year between Mexico and the United States and a total loss of USD 800 million, they noted in an article published by the executives in the Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper.