Air capacity between Mexico and the U.S. declined by 8.1%

Capacity between Mexico and the United States has once again shown a year-over-year decline this month, according to OAG data. For this month, the international market has totaled 3.5 million scheduled seats, which is 8.1% less than the same period last year, when there were nearly 3.9 million, representing a loss of 316,000 seats.

Last month, the index had shown a year-over-year decline similar to this month's, although in that case it was 7.8%.

John Grant, chief analyst at OAG, explained that U.S. airlines have reaffirmed their presence in the Mexican market, which accounts for the attention now being paid to other sectors.

Similarly, there are reports of a possible decline in the number of visitors from the neighboring country; the current strength of the peso and other geopolitical factors account for this decline.

Considering the 10 busiest routes worldwide, the Mexico–United States route has seen the sharpest decline in capacity this month, followed by the EU–UK and India–United Arab Emirates routes, which saw declines of -4.6% and -3.5%, respectively.

Similarly, trade between the United States and Canada has seen a 0.7% increase, while the fastest-growing markets—which are among the OAG’s Top 10—have been China–South Korea at 20.6%, followed by Japan–South Korea at 19.4% and Italy–Spain at 10.2%.

Spain, the United Kingdom, and Germany are among the other countries that have seen growth in their markets.