US lifts restrictions on new Mexican flights from capital's airports

‌Mexican airlines ​will be able to launch new flights to the United States from ‌Mexico City's two international airports after the US Department of Transportation lifted restrictions imposed over aviation disputes between the two countries, Mexico's ‌government said on Friday.

The decision allows airlines to establish routes ‌to the United States from Mexico City's Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA) and Benito Juarez International Airport, according to a statement from the ministries of ⁠foreign ​affairs and communications and ⁠transportation. The US Department of Transportation did not immediately respond to a request ⁠for comment.

The announcement comes after US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ​said in May the Mexican government had agreed to improve ⁠aviation access to Mexico City. The Trump administration had reached an agreement ⁠with Mexico ​on a plan to address US concerns over its compliance with a 2015 air transport agreement between ⁠the two countries, Duffy said.

The decision was welcomed by Mexican airlines, with ⁠carriers Viva ⁠and Aeromexico saying it would strengthen air connectivity between the two countries.