US EditionTeachers Protest Shuts Down Mexico City’s International Airport
- Hundreds of members of the National Educational Workers Coordination staged a teachers' protest that briefly shut down Mexico City's international airport around 2 p.m. On Friday.
- The protest demanding a salary increase and policy reviews follows years of unresolved grievances amid recent government offers of a 10 percent wage raise and one extra vacation week.
- The demonstration caused chaos by blocking airport entrances and surrounding roads, prompting security forces to intervene and delaying international flights by several hours.
- Union leader Eva Hinojosa Tera expressed frustration over the lack of acknowledgment and respect from President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration in addressing their demands, underscoring ongoing conflicts between the union and the government.
- The event underscores mounting pressure on Sheinbaum's government amid a weak economy, a looming judicial election, and potential impacts on voter turnout and public sector wage policies.
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Travel warning: British holidaymakers told that protests could lead to flight chaos in 'amazing' tourist destination
Britons who are in Mexico or plan to travel there this weekend could face significant disruption as protests block access to Mexico City's main airport. In light of this, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has issued fresh travel advice.A local teachers' movement blocked access to both terminals at Mexico City International Airport (AICM) on May 22 and May 23.Media reports suggest that they may extend through the weekend (Ma…
Teachers Protest Shuts Down Mexico City’s International Airport
A protest by a powerful Mexican teachers’ union briefly halted flights at the main international airport in the capital on Friday afternoon. The demonstration for higher wages created scenes of chaos, delaying travel for thousands of passengers as security forces swarmed into the airport’s terminals in a bid to assert order. The shutdown in Mexico City began about 2 p.m. local time and lasted about 20 minutes as hundreds of union members marched…
Teachers Block Access to Mexico City Airport to Demand Higher Wages.
By Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español Teachers from the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE) are protesting this Friday near Mexico City International Airport, blocking access to both terminals since noon, the local Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) reported. The institution said in a statement that, due to the situation, traffic police were deployed to help passengers reach the airport. So far, Mexico City authorities have not repo…
CNTE ‘Checks’ the AICM: AFAC Suspends All Flights Due to Blockades
The federal government ordered Friday the suspension of air operations at Mexico City International Airport (AICM), due to protests led by members of the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE).The Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC) ordered the suspension of flights until further notice, after CNTE troops fenced Terminal 2 of the capital airport. “They will only allow the flights that are already approaching to land. AFAC informed the…
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