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The United States (US) has lifted restrictions on Mexican airlines, allowing them to launch new flights from Mexico City’s two international airports.
Mexico’s ministries of foreign affairs and communications and transportation announced the decision on Friday. It allows airlines to establish new routes to the United States from Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) and Benito Juárez International Airport.
According to Reuters, the US Department of Transportation did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The decision follows months of discussions between the two countries over airline access to Mexico City. In May, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Mexico had agreed to address Washington’s concerns about access to the city’s airports.
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The Trump administration had reached an agreement with Mexico on a plan to resolve concerns over its compliance with a 2015 air transport agreement between the two countries, Duffy said. The restrictions had been part of a wider aviation dispute between the neighbouring countries. Lifting them is expected to give Mexican airlines more room to expand their routes to the United States.
Mexican carriers Viva and Aeromexico welcomed the decision, saying it would strengthen air connectivity between the two countries.
The move could also create more travel options for passengers flying between Mexico and the United States, although the announcement did not specify when the new routes would begin.
