{"id":21444,"date":"2023-02-24T04:42:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T09:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=21444"},"modified":"2023-02-24T04:42:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T09:42:17","slug":"mexico-city-says-no-to-cargo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/mexico-city-says-no-to-cargo\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico City says no to cargo"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mexican government hinted at it in December 2022, and IATA got involved and said “please don’t do that”<\/em>, but then the government decided to do it anyway.<\/p>\n

So here is a little summary on the Cargo Conundrum<\/em> at MMMX\/Mexico City for all those who fly cargo into Mexico. And also for anyone who flies into Mexico because we have added some other handy things in for you too.<\/p>\n

The Cargo Ban<\/h4>\n

MMMX\/Mexico City will no longer allow cargo operations<\/strong>. This means scheduled and Ad-hoc cargo only ops.<\/p>\n

This doesn’t apply to belly cargo on passenger flights.\u00a0<\/strong>You are still fine to head in.<\/p>\n

The Presidential order came out sometime around 18 February<\/strong>, and gave airlines 90 days to shift their operations. It was then extended to 107 days because folk pointed out that 90 days would be a bit tight.<\/p>\n

Anyway, by sometime in May\/June you won’t be able to operate cargo flights into MMMX\/Mexico City.<\/p>\n

Good news though – right up the road (literally about 40km) is MMSM\/Felipe A\u0301ngeles International Airport<\/strong>, and they would love to handle your cargo.<\/p>\n

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Find the airports…<\/p><\/div>\n

No-one likes MMSM though…<\/h4>\n

OK, that isn’t entirely true. The problem is, according to IATA, that it lacks the infrastructure<\/strong> and getting the entire cargo chain to up sticks and move in 90 (or even 107) days is problematic and challenging.<\/p>\n

Here is what IATA said about it all.<\/a><\/p>\n

Why do we care if we don’t fly cargo?<\/h4>\n

Well, on the one hand it might be good news for you because it will mean more capacity at MMMX\/Mexico City<\/strong>, and that is something it is definitely lacking.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, it might cause issues for operators who carry belly cargo in on passengers flights in large quantities, because cargo handling companies might not want (or be able) to maintain the capacity and standards<\/strong> to handle it across both airports, and the cargo only airport is going to get priority.<\/p>\n

For operators who fly both dedicated freighters and cargo on passenger flights it also means one more airport now having to be operated into, with all the support, contacts, coordination<\/strong> and what have you to worry about.<\/p>\n

There are questions over whether MMMX\/Mexico City will accept diversions from MMSM\/Felipe A\u0301ngeles. We haven’t heard no so will assume it is a yes, but it is worth considering where you will go.<\/p>\n

No-one likes MMSM…<\/h4>\n

It is not that they don’t like it, but the airport has issues. Or at least it did.<\/p>\n

The<\/strong> main issue is to do with its proximity<\/strong> to MMMX\/Mexico City<\/strong> (only about 40km away). Back in 2022 this led to a fairly severe near miss between aircraft operating into the two airports.<\/p>\n

That’s all in here<\/a> if you want a read.<\/p>\n

They do want your cargo though<\/h4>\n

They say on their website that they are –<\/p>\n

“Equipped with the most advanced security technology for the transport of national and international merchandise, this terminal has 22 bonded areas and 8 MARS positions (Multi-Aircraft Remote Stands), in an area of \u200b\u200b345,881 m2.\u00a0<\/em>Its purpose is to meet the need for infrastructure for handling foreign stuff things blah exciting something about a gate nose and containers 12 meters long.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Wonderful stuff.<\/p>\n

We also noticed two things about the website:<\/p>\n