News / Cargo airlines get eight more weeks to move from Mexico City airport

Cargo airlines have been given some breathing space to shift operations out of Benito Juárez International Airport, Mexico City’s congested main gateway.

Freighter operators have been under the gun to move flights out of Benito Juárez before 7 July, following a decree by the Mexican government in January banishing all-cargo activities, citing perennial congestion as the reason for its decision to make the airport exclusive to passenger services.

Airlines and the International Air Transport Association voiced opposition, warning that the most suitable ...