Aerovias de Mexico Contigo S.A. de C.V. operating as Aeroméxico Contigo (''Aeroméxico with you'') was a Grupo Aeroméxico "airline within an airline" operating select US and Mexican routes from its hubs at Guadalajara and

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. Their fleet consists of all-economy

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aircraft, allowing them to compete with

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, such as

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. It also serves as a feeder airline for mainline

Aeroméxico Aerovías de México, S.A. de C.V. () operating as Aeroméxico (; stylized as AM), is the flag carrier airline of Mexico, based in Mexico City. It operates scheduled services to more than 90 destinations in Mexico; North, South and Central Am ...

and

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on the most popular and busiest routes.

History

2013

On 17 June 2013, Grupo Aeroméxico announced that it would launch a new subsidiary to help with their busiest international and domestic routes. The airline started with four wet-leased

aircraft. Their inaugural flight was on 1 October 2013 on the Guadalajara-Los Angeles route.

2015

In 2015, Contigo launched flights to LA/Ontario,

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, and several other smaller, secondary airports in Northern California.

2016 – present

Starting in 2016, to compete against other Mexican low-cost airlines, Contigo began eliminating free hot meals and checked baggage. Contigo's fares and costs tend to be significantly lower than those of mainline Aeroméxico, often rivaling those of

and

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Destinations

* Cancun -

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- Bachigualato Federal International Airport *

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* Guadalajara -

Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla) or simply Guadalajara International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara) , is the main airport ...

* León/Guanajuato -

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- Benito Juárez International Airport *

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- General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport *

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- LA/Ontario International Airport *

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* San Jose -

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Tijuana Tijuana ( ,"Tijuana"
(US) and < ...

- General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport

Fleet

The Aeromexico "Contigo" fleet consisted of several Boeing 737-800s all configured with 186 seats in a single Y class (Clase Turista), offering 6 front "Economy Plus" rows and 168 standard economy seats. These aircraft were not equipped with wifi antennas, therefore, onboard entertainment available was reading material on every seat (Aeromexico's magazine "Aire") and overhead service unit screens every 3 to 4 rows displaying an array of movies throughout the flights. On the exterior, they were all painted with the "Contigo" decal to differentiate from the mainline B737-800s. Although Aeromexico still has a mix of newer B737-800s and B737 MAX 8s configured with a single Economy class, they are all now part of Aeromexico's mainline product, so as of August 2022, all the B737-800s that once flew for Aeromexico Contigo, have all been returned to their lessor.

References

External links

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