MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's decision to cancel a multi-billion dollar Mexico City airport has pitched him into conflict with business elites, auguring a rocky start to his plans to revive the economy.
The partly-built $13 billion (£10.1 billion) airport on the eastern flank of Mexico City was the biggest public works project of outgoing President Enrique Pena Nieto, intended to relieve pressure on the current hub and serve the metropolis for decades to come.
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