Mexico drops plan to build new airport

Lopez Obrador told reporters that the government would save around 100 billion pesos ($5 billion) by adding two runways to convert a military air base north of the capital and keep the current airport.

Mexico drops plan to build new airport
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Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday his government would follow the results of a referendum where voters called for ditching a part-built $13 billion new airport for Mexico City.

Lopez Obrador told reporters that the government would save around 100 billion pesos ($5 billion) by adding two runways to convert a military air base north of the capital and keep the current airport.

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