Mexicana stores in AICM did not have a contract: “it was a matter of political will”

Carolina Gomez Mena and Jared Laureles

Newspaper La Jornada
Sunday September 4, 2022, p. 10

The operation deployed to remove the outlets installed by former Mexicana de Aviación workers in Terminal 1 of the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) was Awesome due to the number of elements of the Navy and police who arrived at the scene, he told the day Victoria López Ramírez, former flight attendant of the defunct airline, who attended the cafeteria at the time.

At first we thought someone very important was cominguntil the sailors first approached those who were in charge of selling various articles, which were operated by former airline ground workers, and informed them that it was an eviction.

Although there was no violence, yes it was quite unfair; They intimidate us with so many sailors and policemen, as if we were criminals. It was a way for us to survive in the face of injustice. 12 years have passed and no government has done us justice. One of the promises made by President (Andrés Manuel) López Obrador was to help Mexicana workers and the airline. It has not been like that, and sadly now we see that it will do nothing.

After citing that the director of the AICM, Carlos Velázquez Tiscareño, did not treat them aggressively and it was very decent During the events, he stated that they do not know where they took all the belongings, articles and furniture that they took from the place. They assured them that they would keep them safe until they claimed them with the invoices.

Fausto Guerrero Díaz, president of the Association of Retirees, Workers and former Workers of the Mexican Aviation, pointed out that tomorrow they will seek dialogue with Velázquez Tiscareño, to recover the space. The leader admitted that he did not have an appointment with the director and we don’t know if he will receive us. If so, he explained, the next step is to call a press conference in the week, and they would even attend in the morning.

Regarding the AICM’s statement that they lack a contract, Guerrero Díaz maintained that it is a matter of political will, not legal. They call it illegal, we would say that it is a matter of social justice, of understanding and comprehension for those who were robbed.

On a tour of the dayit was possible to verify a strong presence of elements of the Navy, riot police and airport security personnel, who guard the space where the counters of the extinct airline were.