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Aeromexico Rewards (previously Club Premier) is well-known thanks to its SkyTeam membership and deep partnership with carriers like Delta Air Lines. This has made the program lucrative, offering benefits like complimentary upgrades despite moving to a spend-based mileage earning. Simple Flying has looked at each part of the program in detail, from earning to spending to elite status; here’s what you need to know.
Club Premier was established in 1992 and jointly owned by several companies before becoming independent in 2010 and fully returning to Aeromexico control in 2022. The rebrand in 2023 was significant, taking a historic icon and recreating it to deliver better customer value and, crucially, an airline emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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The pros and cons
As a flagship program in Latin America (the most extensive remains LATAM Pass), Aeromexico Rewards boasts over 7.5 million members. With hundreds of connections to the US (and more coming), long-haul routes to Asia and Europe, and the largest widebody fleet in Mexico, the program’s full-service nature attracts many customers. Some of the key benefits include:
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Complimentary upgrades:
A close relationship with Delta means Aeromexico is one of the few carriers outside the US to offer its elite members complimentary upgrades to AM Plus or Clase Premier. Upgrades clear depending on availability and status level, so they remain very variable. -
Benefits on Delta Air Lines
: With Delta taking a 20% stake in the carrier, the joint venture between the airlines is stronger than ever. Aeromexico elite members receive complimentary upgrades in Delta, right behind its own members, and priority boarding and security. However, no additional Sky Club benefits are available. -
Two kinds of awards:
While most airlines have already moved to a dynamic pricing model, Aeromexico Rewards is unique in offering two types of awards. You have fixed-chart awards, which are harder to find but generally require fewer miles, while dynamic awards have no availability restrictions but can cost much more.
However, there are some notable drawbacks:
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Spend-based earnings:
One of the significant changes to Aeromexico Rewards was the move to spend-based earnings for both miles and status tiers. You receive 8 points per $1 spent as the base level, a figure that increases to 16 points if you reach Diamond status. Considering even Gold status requires 50,000 points, you’ll need to spend heavily to hit the thresholds. -
Awards are expensive and hard to find
: Finding fixed awards can be a struggle, and even those are very expensive, costing over 100,000 points for long-haul return trips in economy. Business class costs at least double, if not more, meaning that you’ll either need to be a heavy spender or get a co-brand card to unlock benefits. -
No lounge access with Delta
: Considering many elites will be taking transborder flights, Delta has no special access rules for Aeromexico elites beyond those given to SkyTeam Elite Plus members, which means it can get expensive to
access the Sky Club
each time.
Read on for much more about Aeromexico Rewards, including the lucrative earning methods, best places to spend, and hidden perks you’ll find as you achieve elite status.