Executive Summary:
- On February 2, 2023, the Federal Executive published the Decree establishing the closure of AICM for cargo operations.
- The decree excludes concessionaires and permit holders that provide combined passenger and cargo services.
- Operators providing the exclusive cargo service will have a maximum period of 108 business days from the entry into force of the decree to relocate their operations outside the AICM.
On February 2, 2023, the Federal Executive published in the Official Gazette of the Federation the Decree that establishes the closure of the Mexico City International Airport "Benito Juárez" ("AICM") for the operations of national and foreign concessionaires and permit holders that provide the public with regular and non-regular national and international air transportation service exclusively for cargo.
The decree excludes concessionaires and permit holders that provide combined passenger and cargo services, provided that the cargo is transported on the same aircraft as the passengers.
As a result of the above, both the Federal Civil Aviation Agency and the AICM must update the general bases for the assignment of landing and takeoff times (slots) at the AICM.
Operators providing exclusive cargo service at AICM will have a maximum period of 108 business days from the entry into force of the decree to relocate their operations outside AICM.
The decrees, declarations and resolutions that (i) prohibit general aviation operations at AICM; (ii) establish the saturation of AICM and (iii) establish the saturation of AICM terminals, respectively, remain in force.
