Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The Mexican government announced that Mexican airlines will hand over some of their slots at Mexico City International Airport to U.S. carriers in an effort to lift route suspensions imposed by the Trump administration over what it called abuses of the 2015 bilateral aviation agreement.
President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that the redistribution already has been completed and includes slots assigned to Mexicana de Aviación, as well as private operators.
Although she did not specify how many schedules were changed, the president said the process was carried out "within a framework of competitiveness" after direct talks with U.S. authorities.
Two weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Transportation revoked authorization for more than a dozen scheduled flights between Mexico and U.S. cities.
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