News / Mexico City airport transition starts slowly, TIACA says carriers need help

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The migration of freighter operations from Benito Juarez International, the main airport serving Mexico City, to Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Angeles (AIFA) is under way.

DHL, the first operator to start services to the designated freighter airport for the Mexican capital, has been joined by China Southern Airlines.

The Chinese airline brought its first flight into AIFA on 2 March from Shenzhen, after resuming flights to Mexico in January following a three-year hiatus. It serves the Mexican capital three times a week.

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