With FAA downgrade, Mexican airlines can t add flights out of San Antonio
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FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2020 file photo, a worker wearing a mask walks past a Boeing 737 Max 9 built for Aeromexico as it is prepared for a flight from Renton Municipal Airport, in Renton, Wash. U.S. regulators have downgraded Mexico s aviation safety rating, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, a move that prevents Mexican airlines from expanding flights to the United States just as travel is recovering from the pandemic. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)Ted S. Warren, STF / Associated Press
Mexican airlines have been adding service at San Antonio International Airport at a rapid pace due to unprecedented passenger demand, but a Federal Aviation Administration ruling has slammed the brakes on future expansion.
MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexico is just starting to recover after a coronavirus death toll nearing 350,000, and the vital tourism sector was hit this week by a downgrade of Mexico’s aviation safety rating.
Winnipeg Free Press By: The Associated Press
Last Modified: 12:48 PM CDT Thursday, May. 27, 2021 Save to Read Later
MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexico is just starting to recover after a coronavirus death toll nearing 350,000, and the vital tourism sector was hit this week by a downgrade of Mexico’s aviation safety rating.
FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2021 file photo, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gives his daily morning press conference following a two-week absence after he tested positive for the new coronavirus, at the National Palace in Mexico City. The Mexican leader has refused to mandate mask wearing or a declare any lockdown. And his obsessive drive to slash government spending may have contributed to the safety downgrade, which apparently involved insufficient staffing and oversight at airports. Lopez Obrador lashed out on both fronts Thursday, May 27, 2021, criticizing other governments rather th
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