Overview
- Images taken January 6 show the senator in Aeroméxico’s Premier One cabin on the Rome–Mexico City route, a business-class section with lie‑flat seats and premium services.
- A fellow passenger’s photos and video circulated widely on social media and were amplified by journalists, prompting national coverage.
- Businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego reposted the photo and issued a public denunciation of the legislator on his social media accounts.
- After returning from three weeks in Europe, Fernández Noroña said in a livestream that he faces a campaign of “intrigue,” blamed media and political figures for encouraging aggression, and promised to release a video compiling incidents.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum reiterated expectations of austere conduct, closeness to the public, and avoidance of ostentation, while no public evidence of illegal use of funds in this case has been presented.