The Trump administration on Saturday imposed new sanctions on flights from Mexico and threatened to abolish a long partnership between delta air lines and aeromexico in response to limiting the Mexican government in Mexican City several years ago.
Transport Secretary Sean Dafi said that Mexico’s works Force airlines Over 30 miles, the new Felip Angeles International Airport violated a trade agreement between the two countries to go out of the main Benito Juarez International Airport for the International Airport and gave an unfair advantage to domestic airlines. The top foreign destination for Mexico Americans with more than 40 million passengers flying last year.
Dafi said about the previous administration, “Joe Biden and Pete Butgi deliberately allowed Mexico to break our bilateral aviation agreement.” “It has ended today. Let these tasks work as a warning for any country, which thinks that it can take advantage of America, our carrier and our market. America means fighting for the basic principle of fairness.”
All Mexican passengers, cargo and charter airlines will now have to submit their schedule to the Transport Department and get government approval of their flights until Dafi is not satisfied with the way the Mexico is treating US Airlines.
It is not immediately clear how the functions of Duffy can be affected Extensive trade war With Mexico and conversation TariffA spokesperson of Mexico President Claudia Shinbam did not immediately respond to the request for a comment, and he did not mention sanctions at an event on Saturday.
Delta and Aromexico are fighting the efforts of the Transport Department to end their partnership which began in 2016 from the beginning of last year. Airlines have argued that it is not appropriate to punish him for the functions of the Mexican government, and he said that ending their agreement would be about two dozen routes and $ 800 million in annual consumer savings.
Delta said in a statement, “The temporary proposal of the US Transport Department to end its approval of strategic and supporting competitive partnership between Delta and Aromexico will lead to significant losses for consumers traveling between the US and Mexico as well as American jobs, communities and transborr competitions.”
The press office of Aromexico stated that it was reviewing the order and intended to submit a joint response with delta in the coming days.
But the order eliminating the approval of the agreement between the airlines will not be effective till October, and the airlines are likely to continue to fight that decision.
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Associated press writer Amarranta Maanntas contributed to this report in Mexico City.
Josh Funk, Associated Press