Overview
- Reforma reported the senator chartered a Socata TBM850 for stops in Torreón, Ciudad Acuña and Piedras Negras with an estimated cost near $14,000 (about 280,000 pesos), which opposition figures called hypocritical given Morena’s austerity message.
- Gerardo Fernández Noroña defended the flight as a necessary “taxi aéreo,” denied using public funds and has refused to disclose who paid or present documentation.
- Ricardo Salinas Pliego publicly rejected Noroña’s claim that he paid for the charter and demanded a public apology.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said she would not engage on the dispute, saying citizens will judge, while Morena leader Luisa María Alcalde urged Noroña and Puebla’s Alejandro Armenta to explain their private-flight use.
- Reports identified the aircraft as U.S.-registered N850KL, prompting questions about compliance with Mexico’s taxi‑aéreo and cabotage rules, and no contracts or invoices have been made public.