Over the weekend, American Airlines made a change in its reservation system, indicating the airline will be stopping its service between its Northeastern hub in Philadelphia and Mexico City on Jan. 9, 2019, according to a Flightglobal report.
The daily flight, operated by an A319, was recently launched in early July of this year, in a move that allowed American to conveniently connect Philadelphia as well as secondary markets in the Northeast with Mexico City.
However, numbers have not been running as planned for the airline, which was eyeing success in the new flight given the strength of ties between Mexico City and Philadelphia.
Although the causes for the closure are complex, it may well be attributed to rising tensions between the U.S. Government and Latin America, affecting the perception of Mexican flyers and their desire to travel up north. At the same time, safety warnings issued by the State Department have led to reductions in demand from leisure American travellers.
American will continue serving Mexico City from Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami and Phoenix and offering convenient connections from a handful of airports across the country.
This route joins a wave of capacity reductions in Mexico as a result of reduced demand for travel…
