{"id":126316,"date":"2022-05-10T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=126316"},"modified":"2022-05-10T21:42:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T21:42:59","slug":"mexico-aicm-flights-to-be-reduced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/05\/mexico-aicm-flights-to-be-reduced.html","title":{"rendered":"Mexico: AICM flights to be reduced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Mexican official overseeing the investigation into Saturday’s incident in which two planes nearly crashed on one of the runways at Mexico City’s International Airport (AICM) said Monday that operations at the overloaded terminal would be reduced by 25%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deputy Transport Minister Rogelio Jimenez Pons said he was concerned about a number recent air safety incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“There is this instruction to reduce operations by 25% in 12 months. The airport has been saturated and in terrible condition for decades,” Jiminez Pons said in a media interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He said to implement the reduction, flights would be diverted to other airports, such as the nearby, newly built Felipe Angeles International Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the near-miss at one of Latin America’s busiest airports was most likely caused by an air traffic control mistake, noting Mexico has a shortfall of about 250 controllers, which means they work longer hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The pilots were able to figure it out. We never put people’s safety at risk. Yes it was a frightening situation, but the defense of the pilots was put to the test and thank God, these people are prepared.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video of the incident involving the two jets from Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris surfaced social media after an international pilots association cited “several” safety concerns in the capital’s airspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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En el video se observa a un avi\u00f3n de Volaris en la pista del AICM, esperando a despegar; mientras otro avi\u00f3n de la misma aerol\u00ednea est\u00e1 a punto de aterrizar, pero al ver el tr\u00e1fico el piloto se va al aire de nuevo. pic.twitter.com\/J6d0IwjL4P<\/a><\/p>— LuisCardenasMX (@LuisCardenasMx) May 8, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>