Mexico to Review the Capital’s Airspace as Safety Concerns Mount
- Videos showed incident between two Volaris planes on Saturday
- Ground proximity warnings increased since airspace redesign
Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Mexico will review the configuration of the airspace above the nation’s capital after an incident involving two planes on Saturday added to growing concern over flight safety into the sprawling metropolis.
Videos posted to social media from Saturday showed an aircraft from Controladora Vuela Cia de Aviacion, known as Volaris, approaching a runway at Mexico City’s airport that was already occupied by another Volaris jet. The incoming plane quickly aborted landing.