Overview
- U.S. Transportation Department actions target services tied to AIFA and AICM, revoking or suspending 13 Mexico–U.S. routes and halting new route and frequency approvals.
- The U.S. order is in a formal process with a 14‑day comment window and seven‑day reply period, and any final prohibitions would begin 108 business days after the order is finalized.
- Mexico convened a high‑level, three‑hour meeting with Aeroméxico, Volaris and VivaAerobus and top officials with no public announcement afterward, and it is pursuing talks with the U.S. State Department and DOT.
- Sheinbaum says the 2023 transfer of cargo to AIFA was a technical safety measure due to AICM saturation, and industry groups expect the sharpest immediate impact on air cargo with limited near‑term tourism effects because most affected routes were not yet operating.
- Aeroméxico, Volaris and VivaAerobus are among those affected, with routes cited including AIFA–Houston and AIFA–McAllen, AICM–San Juan, Mexico City–Newark, Ciudad Juárez–Newark and multiple proposed AIFA links to major U.S. cities.