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Senator Fernández Noroña Flew on Private Plane for Coahuila Tour, Reports Say

The weekend flights on a TBM850 at an estimated $12,000–$14,000 highlight tensions with Morena’s austerity pledge.

Overview

  • Multiple outlets citing Reforma report that Gerardo Fernández Noroña traveled by private aircraft for events in Torreón, Piedras Negras and Ciudad Acuña over the weekend.
  • The plane was identified as a Socata TBM850 with registration N850KL, arriving from Toluca before covering the Coahuila itinerary.
  • Estimated rental costs were about $2,000 per flight hour, with seven billable hours including an overnight charge for a total of roughly $12,000–$14,000, or about 257,000–280,000 pesos.
  • Photos and video show the senator disembarking alongside Morena figures Shamir Fernández and Pily de Aguinaga at the Piedras Negras airport.
  • Coverage notes prior scrutiny over business-class travel and a reported 12‑million‑peso home purchase as the senator has not provided a public explanation for the private flight’s financing.