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Airports Cancelling Flights to Parts of Mexico Amid Reports of Cartel Leader 'El Mencho' Killed
Violence after the cartel leader's death led to 40+ flight cancellations by Air Canada, WestJet, and Porter, stranding nearly 1,000 travelers and prompting shelter-in-place orders.
- Mexican federal forces said they wounded and killed Nemesio 'El Mencho' Oseguera Cervantes in a special forces operation Sunday, triggering mass violence that disrupted airline operations in Jalisco.
- Retaliatory attacks by cartel-linked groups included roadblocks with burning vehicles and reported detonations, as multiple cars, buses and taxis were blown up or set on fire across Jalisco including Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara.
- Clodine Chartrand described the violence and shelter-in-place measures, saying `it was like being in a bad nightmare or a movie` as loud detonations and flaming cars occurred outside the Costco.
- Air Canada cancelled three flights to and three from PVR affecting just under 500 customers each way, while WestJet diverted seven flights and cancelled 37 flights Sunday, prompting government advisories.
- Air Canada advised customers to check flight status and said it is monitoring the situation, while WestJet and Sunwing activated flexible policies for the next two days, as the cancellation window was revised to Sunday only, with officials warning it may change.
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Californians trapped as cartel unleashes hell near US border over drug kingpin’s killing: ‘Pray for us’
Californians have been trapped in Mexico as cartel violence engulfed a popular tourist city and spilled towards the US border. Americans in Puerto Vallarta...
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Quebecers in Puerto Vallarta describe scenes of chaos after violence erupts in Mexico
Puerto Vallarta is a popular vacation destination for Quebec snowbirds and many were caught off guard on Sunday amid violence sparked by the killing of cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.
·Canada
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All flights between Vancouver and Puerto Vallarta cancelled due to ‘security situation’
As Canadians in and around Puerto Vallarta were being advised to shelter in place Sunday, Vancouver International Airport cancelled all flights to and from the popular vacation destination.
·Canada
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