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Transport

Selected airline restrictions lifted

Reopen the Mexican routes and retain the rest of the dispute

New flights may resume from two Mexico City airports. Two related orders remain in place.

Executive owner
Donald J. Trump / Transportation / International Route Management
Status
Selected airline restrictions lifted
Due
Before the first new route filing
Paying for it
Airlines, passengers and aviation regulators

ACTIVITY

Updated
DJT
Donald J. Trump8:23 AM

OPEN THE ROUTES, Mexico did what we asked!

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Transportation8:28 AM

Transportation restored access for new U.S. routes from AIFA and Benito Juarez airports.

DJT
Donald J. Trump8:34 AM

Two Airports, very busy Airports, and now America gets the Flights again because I made the Agreement work.

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Transportation8:41 AM

Mexican carriers must still file schedules and seek approval for large-aircraft service.

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Compliance8:49 AM

Compliance kept two other dispute orders active and separated the FAA safety review.

DJT
Donald J. Trump8:52 AM

We lifted the restriction, not every restriction, you never give away the whole Airplane before they buy the Seat..... that's Negotiating!

DJT
Donald J. Trump8:56 AM

More Flights, better Deal, Mexico is being very good now. Keep watching them!

SUGGESTED NEXT STEP

Announce the reopening after attaching the remaining approvals to the boarding pass.

PUBLIC RECORD

The U.S. Department of Transportation lifted restrictions on new U.S. routes by Mexican airlines from Mexico City’s Felipe Angeles and Benito Juarez airports on October 16 after Mexico took steps to address a bilateral aviation dispute. Schedule filing and large-aircraft approval requirements remain, as do two other related orders. The decision is separate from an FAA safety-oversight review.

Reuters · 2026-10-16 ↗