OREANDA-NEWS. November 24, 2015. Delta’s intention to acquire up to 49 percent of Aeromexico, the largest airline in Mexico, is the latest evidence of Delta’s global growth strategy and goal of being the best U.S. airline in Latin America.

“In the past five years we have added 40 percent capacity in the region and we continue to expand mutually beneficial and customer-centric partnerships with Aerom?xico, GOL and Aerolineas Argentinas,” said Nicolas Ferri, Delta’s Vice President – Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Delta-Aeromexico move, made public Wednesday, would deepen a 21-year relationship.

The airlines launched their first codeshare in 1994. Delta invested USD\\$65 million in shares of the parent company of Aeromexico in 2012. In March 2015, Delta and Aeromexico filed an application seeking antitrust immunity for a new joint venture on flights between their nations.

Separately, Delta made two announcements in October that will extend the airline’s reach in Latin America and provide partner carriers – and their customers - with more access to U.S. destinations.

GOL and Delta expanded their codeshare agreement, giving the Brazilian airline’s customers access to more U.S. and Canadian destinations.

Following the launch of a codeshare agreement with Aerolineas Argentinas, Delta now offers service to Montevideo, Uruguay, and to Mendoza and Cordoba in Argentina.

Also, Delta will close 2015 by launching three routes between the U.S. and Latin America. Starting Dec. 19, Delta will offer flights to Medellin and Cartagena from Atlanta, and a daily flight between Sao Paulo and Orlando. 

In all, Delta offers more than 1,300 weekly flights between the U.S. and Latin America and the Caribbean, serving 32 countries and 49 destinations in the region.