Mexico City airport counts 70 flights hit by FAA ground stop
The capital's airport flagged disruptions to its U.S. flights Friday afternoon. Aeroméxico suspended those routes until further notice.
Mexico City International Airport estimated that a possible 70 scheduled flights were affected on Friday by the nationwide ground stop that the Federal Aviation Administration ordered in the United States. The estimate covers all airlines.
Those are scheduled flights, not confirmed cancellations.
The airport had warned at 16:02 local time, in a post on X, that its flights with the United States were being disrupted, and it told passengers to check with their airline. The 70-flight estimate followed at 18:23.
Aeroméxico went further. At 17:17 it announced that, on orders from U.S. aviation authorities, its operations to and from the country were suspended until further notice.
The FAA notice sets the stop in effect from 20:53 UTC, or 14:53 in Mexico City. It cites extraordinary circumstances and safety reasons, and says international flights headed into the country are handled case by case.
Flights restarted Friday evening. At 20:34, the airport said that operations with the United States resumed at 19:44 Mexico City time, as communicated by U.S. aviation authorities, and that it expects a gradual return to normal.
Some changes, delays or cancellations are still possible on Saturday while airlines reposition aircraft and crews.
