Review: Aeromexico 787 Business Class Tijuana to Mexico City

Cool review, as usual, Tiffany. The stadium you saw is Estadio Azul, of Cruz Azul.

I'm really loving this trip report. Thanks for doing it. Mexico City is a great city and this report definitely adds some great variety to this site. Especially cant get over how you did the CBX. Totally fascinated by that. Very innovative!!

That man in the seat is Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico.

Haha, just kidding! I have no idea who that is.

. . . or it might be Carlos Slim, the third richest man on the planet, next to Gates and Buffet.
Although he can well afford his own jet, I hear he is notoriously cheap.

I am a regular JFK-MEX run and a Plat Medallion with DL and used to avoid AMX at all costs. Although its a hit or miss, honestly they have been improving a lot (As we know DL's hands are in there right now), nowadays I do consider using them to fly to MEX, since both the aircraft and the passenger experience seem better than DL most of the times. Hope the improvement and cust svc standards become a regular thing in the future.

I recommend you flying on the flight 99/98, it operates 3 times a week out of Tijuana in the morning, and from Mexico City to Tijuana at night.

It is the flight going to Shanghai and stops in Tijuana. Only opens ( TIJ-MEX-TIJ ) for sale one week before the date you want to travel.

 On that flight in the section Mexico-Tijuana offer onboard service like international flight with a la carte menu with hot food (3 options), blankets and pillows of better quality, slippers and premium alcohol as champagne.

How sad that the new owners of the 747-SP has left that plane there for years, the link you provided shows a photos of it taken in 2009 at the same spot...

"we could immediately sense the change in altitude."

I wonder about this. The 787 is supposed to be pressurized like 5-6,000 feet. But MEX is at 7,400. So do they depressurize it on landing? And pressurize it before takeoff? That would be mighty uncomfortable for passengers unless it happens very, very slowly.

And what happens in a MEX-UIO or MEX-BOG flight where both airports are over the pressurization altitude of the jet? The pax would be subject to a pointless and painful pressurization just to get between two cities both at similar and pleasant altitudes.

I used to live in Mexico and fly Aeromexico the most. Not really cause I like them, but they are a well-known national carrier and have most frequencies. Service is ok on a good day, but if there is a delay or anything minor service level will go down as the Mexican peso. Boarding is always hell, just like you outlined. Lunch is typical for a domestic flight, hate the use of plastic, seems like it was picked up at a local Oxxo. Enjoy Mexico City, it's a great city. I love staying at the Marriott on Reforma.

I felt the same way in my flight a few months ago. I reviewed this flight as well. One can click on my name for my page and review. Pretty much the same as Tiffany. Was nice to fly the 787 on a domestic flight, but the meal issue is terrible!

Great review. I'm a frequent flier on AM (2 flights a week aprox). What you experienced is pretty much the usual service for regular AM flights: blue blankets and small pillows versus the gray blankets and bigger pillows on transcontinental flights. Those croissants are the only option in business for long flights (to the us or Canada for example). Couldn't figure out who the famous guy on 5 C was. Congrats!

The only way the AMex is going to get better is for Mexicana to return to the skies. Too bad the former flag carrier hasn't made it back. AMX is the only big player in a country of 100 millions. Volaris? Perhaps a future competitor, but then again, it's Mexico. Sad.

He looks like former president Vicente Fox to me.