Probe under way after near-collision at Mexico City airport


  • World
  • Tuesday, 10 May 2022

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gives a speech during an official visit to Guatemala, at the National Palace in Guatemala City, Guatemala May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday that an investigation was under way following an incident at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM), after a video reportedly taken over the weekend showed a plane almost landing on an already-occupied runway.

Video of the incident, which appeared to show two jets from Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris nearly colliding, surfaced online days after a report from an international pilots association cited "several" safety concerns in the capital's air space.

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