Most airports in Mexico are privately operated as concession and most have seen a decline in traffic. One exception is federally operated Mexico City International, which is close to being saturated. And even in Mexico City, shop and restaurant owners report a decline in business now that Mexicana is not flying, Aeroméxico has moved to Terminal 2. Nearly 70 businesses have closed, owners blaming high rent and fewer customers. Elsewhere, even Cancun, second busiest airport in the country, reports business is down considerably since 2008, its best year. The new airport in Toluca is operating at one and one-third of its capacity while Cuernavaca reports almost no business at all.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting from Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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