Mexico may soon announce an open skies policy under which foreign airlines can fly into virtually any international airport in the country with virtually no restrictions. Normally, individual countries agree on the number of flights each will allow the other as well as the destinations that can be served. Noting that there simply are not enough flights operating to fill the country’s 330,000 hotel rooms, President Felipe Calderon has declared that the open skies policy will become law soon. Cabotage will not be included. Next may be provisions that would allow US Customs and Immigration officials to clear passengers for entry into the United States before they leave Mexico. This would open many U.S. airports that lack Customs and Immigration facilities.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting From Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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