Trump administration imposes limits on Mexican flights and threatens Delta alliance in trade dispute
The Trump administration imposed new restrictions on flights from Mexico on Saturday and threatened to end a long -standing partnership between Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico in response to the borders of the Mexican government, where the Mexican government entered a few years ago.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Mexico’s actions Zorlu Airlines Being more than 30 miles away from Ana Benito Juarez International Airport to the New Felipe Angeles International Airport violated a trade agreement between the two countries and provided an unfair advantage to domestic airlines. Mexico is the best foreign place for Americans who had more than 40 million passengers there last year.
“Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg, Mexico deliberately allowed the bilateral aviation agreement to break our agreement, Du Duffy said from the previous administration. “This ends today. Let these actions a warning task to any country that thinks that the US can benefit from our carriers and markets. America means fighting for the principle of justice.”
All Mexican passengers, cargo and charter airlines will now be asked to send their programs to the transportation department and to receive the government’s approval until Duffy Mexico is satisfied with the way they are treating US airlines.
It is not immediately clear how Duffy’s actions can affect. wider trade war Mexico and negotiations tariffs. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum spokesman immediately did not respond to a comment request and did not mention the restrictions at an event on Saturday.
Delta and Aeromexico have been struggling with the efforts of the transportation department to end its partnerships that started in 2016 since the beginning of last year. The airlines said that it was not fair to punish them for the actions of the Mexican government, and that the termination of their agreements would endanger the economy of both countries from tourism expenditures and businesses.
“The Temporary proposal of the US Department of Transportation between Delta and Aeromexico to terminate the strategic and competitive partnership approval between Delta and Aeromexico will cause significant harm to consumers and US affairs, communities and transborder competition.” He said.
Aeromexico’s press office has reviewed the order and aims to provide a common response with Delta in the coming days.
However, the approval of the agreement between the airlines will not come into force until October and it is likely that the airlines will continue to fight this decision.
Airlines, direct flight loss more than 140,000 American tourists and approximately 90,000 Mexican tourists will not visit the other country and both countries’ economies will not lose their spending in a filed file, he said.
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The Associated Press writer in Mexico City contributed to this report.
