US lifts restrictions on new Mexican flights from capital’s airports
The move clears new U.S. routes from Mexico City airports after Mexico addressed compliance concerns under a 2015 air transport agreement.
- On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation lifted restrictions on Mexican airlines, allowing new flights to the United States from Mexico City's Felipe Angeles International Airport and Benito Juarez International Airport.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced in May that the Trump administration reached an agreement with Mexico to address compliance concerns over a 2015 bilateral air transport agreement.
- Mexican carriers Viva and Aeromexico welcomed the decision, stating it will strengthen air connectivity between the two countries.
- A U.S. official noted that two other orders related to the dispute remain in place, with Washington continuing to monitor Mexico's compliance with its commitments.
- The Federal Aviation Administration restored Mexico's top air safety rating in September 2023 after the country had been downgraded in May 2021 for failing to meet international aviation standards.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) yesterday lifted, with immediate effect, the restrictions that prevented Mexican airlines from opening new flights to that country from Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA) and Benito Juárez International Airport in Mexico City (AICM).
US lifts curbs on Mexican airlines after aviation dispute - Regional Media News
MEXICO CITY, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Mexican airlines will be able to launch new flights to the US from Mexico City's two international airports after the US Department of Transportation lifted restrictions imposed over aviation disputes between the two countries, Mexico's government said on Friday. [...]
Mexico regains the possibility of expanding flights from AIFA and AICM to the United States; the Department of Transportation lifted restrictions on Mexican airlines.
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