Airlines from the United States are expected to win authorization to take over international routes abandoned by bankrupt Mexicana. For the moment, Mexican airlines are frozen out following a ruling by the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority that prohibits them from replacing Mexicana until the Mexican Government improves its airline safety inspection systems.
Domestic routes are another matter. With great fanfare, Aeroméxico announced the initiation of flights to Tuxtla Gutierrez, capital of Chiapas. Then one of its jets landed at a military rather than the civilian field. The plane was surrounded by armored vehicles and the crew marched off for a brief interrogation. After about an hour, the aircraft was permitted to fly off.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting from Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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