Airport facilities are “safe and efficient”, endorses IATA

Cesar Arellano Garcia

Newspaper La Jornada
Friday, March 25, 2022, p. 7

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) celebrated the opening of the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA), which, it said, will play a fundamental role in the short and long terms for the sustainable development of the Airport System of the Valley of Mexico, for the benefit of air connectivity for passengers and cargo. The infrastructure that was launched this week allows airport, commercial and complementary services to be carried out safely and efficientlyhe claimed.

In this sense, he pointed out that the industry, through IATA and the National Chamber of Air Transport (Canaero), will continue to work with the authorities with the main purpose of guaranteeing compliance with the operation and safety requirements, this, through a common agenda focused on developing and optimizing ground connectivity between the Mexico City Metropolitan Area and this new terminal.

Likewise, maximize the use and capacity of the infrastructure of the Mexico City International Airport (AICM), promoting and advising with actions that allow it to be safer, more modern and more efficient, increasing the quality levels of passenger service and continuing to implement improvements. in air traffic control procedures in the Valley of Mexico area, to guarantee the highest standards of safety and efficiency of the airspace.

$38 million contribution

He added that aviation is an important facilitator of socioeconomic development that, before the pandemic, contributed 38 million dollars to Mexico’s gross domestic product (GDP) with more than one million jobs in the country. Covid-19 caused an unprecedented drop in air traffic, so it is essential that the authorities and industry players coordinate what is necessary for Mexico’s air activity to continue its recovery, to the benefit of the country’s social and economic development.

He reiterated that the aviation market in Mexico has great potential for growth and it is possible to achieve it in an orderly, efficient and sustainable manner, so IATA and Canaero will continue to work closely with the public sector at the three levels of government to implement best practices.