The Mexican and US governments have reached an agreement that will improve aviation access to México City International, according to United States Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. The deal was later confirmed by Mexico’s Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transport.
Duffy said the Trump administration had reached consensus with Mexico on a plan to address US concerns over its compliance with the 2015 air transport agreement between the two countries.
It was in response to those perceived violations that the US took action in 2025, cutting 13 routes Mexican carriers operated to the United States, freezing the growth of Mexican carrier combination services between the US and Mexico City International, prohibiting Mexican passenger airlines from transporting belly cargo between Mexico City International and the US, and seeking to force Aeroméxico and Delta Air Lines unwind their joint venture agreement.
While an agreement is now in place representing “a step in the right direction,” Duffy said, “we need to see these promises turn into action. Until then, our restrictions on Mexican carriers remain in place.”
Mexican authorities said the deal includes renewed emphasis on México City Felipe Angeles, an airport built under former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, aimed at easing capacity constraints at Mexico City International and increasing passenger traffic to/from Mexico City alongside Toluca, as part of a Valley of Mexico metropolitan airport system.
“There will be ongoing dialogue on the future of air transport between Felipe Ángeles and the United States,” the Mexican authority said.
Regarding air cargo, the two parties established conditions aimed at guaranteeing equitable and transparent access to airport infrastructure at both Mexico City airports, “expanding operational options and strengthening logistical connectivity between both countries, to the benefit of both airports.”
Finally, a bilateral working group comprising officials from the two nations will monitor the implementation of these commitments and subsequently evaluate current regulatory measures in the United States.