US revokes approval for 13 routes by Mexican airlines, citing competition issues


  • World
  • Wednesday, 29 Oct 2025

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy holds a press conference on the impact of the government shutdown on air travel, at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. on Tuesday said it has revoked approval for 13 routes by Mexican carriers into the United States and canceled all combined passenger and cargo flights by Mexican airlines to the United States from Mexico City's Felipe Angeles International Airport.

In issuing the order, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Mexico "illegally canceled and froze U.S. carrier flights for three years without consequences."

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