Mexican Airline Industry Celebrates as Air Cabotage No Longer Included in Proposed Law Reform

Puerto Vallarta (PVDN) - Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has announced that the proposal to reform the Civil Aviation Law will no longer include air cabotage, effectively putting the opening of national skies to foreign airlines on hold. The decision comes after almost four months of negotiations with the country's major airlines, Aeromexico, Viva Aerobus, and Volaris. The government argued that opening the skies to foreign competition would lead to greater competition and cheaper tickets, but the airline industry vehemently rejected the plan, claiming it would lead to bankruptcy.

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