US Withdraws Antitrust Immunity for Delta-Aeromexico Pact

(Bloomberg) – President Donald Trump’s administration, from the beginning of 2026 Delta Air Lines Inc. and Grupo Aeromexico canceled the antitröst immunity for the agreement between.

According to the decision, the US Department of Transport, which warns the upcoming action in July, has not improved in Mexico’s anti -competitive behavior in the air travel market between the two countries.

The Transport Department, the Mexican government, “competition negatively affects a market intervention and continuing throughout the path of deterioration,” he added.

The management said that the airlines were dominant competitors operating between the US and Mexico City and gave them a “unfair advantage”. The partnership presented the transportation department unacceptable actual and potential damage for stakeholders, including consumers ”.

On Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that the Trump administration would continue to take action against any country that “thinks that it can distort the rules”. The department said he was watching other countries that violate the conditions of air transportation agreements, including Europe.

Delta said in a statement that ending a joint venture with Aeromexico will harm not only USA but also consumers.

Airline said in a statement that Aeromexico “regrets” the decision, he said. Aeromexico and Delta evaluate the next steps for the alliance. Aeromexico said the carriers will continue to share code sharing agreements.

The decision consists of tense relations between Mexico and the United States. Mexico is under increasing pressures between Trump’s tariff policies between China and close trade.

The transport department claims that Mexico has been acting outside the 2015 agreement since 2022, that it has moved away from US carriers and that Mexico City has limited air cargo flights at Benito Juarez International Airport. The movement was part of Mexico’s efforts to direct the cargo traffic to the newly built airport except Mexico City.

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(Updates with the expression of the Dot secretary in the fifth paragraph.)

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