Codesharing gives passengers the ability to book itineraries that include multiple journeys with both airlines under a single booking. When checking-in, they will receive a single boarding pass, their baggage will be checked-in to their final destination, and they won’t need to go to a transfer desk during stopovers.
Many codesharing agreements also end up including reciprocal frequent-flyer benefits, such as miles earning and accrual, status points earning, as well as lounge access, though Japan Airlines and Aeromexico have not stated whether this will be the case with their agreement.
Approximately 1,180 Japanese companies have operations in Mexico, and as of the end of 2017 Mexico imported US$11.2 million of goods from Japan, according to the airlines.
Meanwhile, figures released by the Mexican government showed that a total of 140,363 passengers from Japan entered Mexico by air between January and November 2018, a 3.7 per cent increase over the same period the previous year.
Aeromexico is the only airline in Latin America to serve Japan with non-stop flights.