Mexico's new government-backed airline Mexicana faces new troubles and delays

The new Mexico State carrier Mexicana de Aviación has faced new troubles and has delayed the launch start, with the possibility of not being able to operate the 20 domestic routes it has advertised initially. On Tuesday, Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador revealed that Mexicana de Aviación will not begin flying on December 1, as it was initially announced. Instead, the startup will have to push back its launching date. However, Mexicana de Aviacion is still set to begin flying before the year ends, he promised. Mexicana de Aviación is set to begin operations on December 26, 2023, López Obrador said during a press conference in Mexico City. It is not yet known which route would be the first to be covered by the new carrier, which will operate from Mexico City’s Felipe Ángeles International Airport. Several airline experts have raised their concerns about the new State company, with IATA’s general director even stating there is no natural advantage to being a state-owned airline anymore. The new company is going to be administered by Mexico’s army. Mexicana de Aviación 2.0 is a new iteration of the former Mexicana de Aviación, a company that went bankrupt in 2010. López Obrador’s government acquired the brand, name, and two buildings by paying 816m Mexican pesos.<br/>