US Halts Allegiant-Viva Aerobus Partnership on Mexico Rift
- Officials with US DOT cite actions at Mexico City airport
- Partnership between discount carriers was struck in 2021
A Viva Aerobus airplane at Cancun International Airport (CUN) in Cancun, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021.
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Regulators in the US suspended the review of a joint venture between ultra low-cost carriers Allegiant Travel Co. and Mexican airline Grupo Viva Aerobus SA over concerns Mexico isn’t meeting the requirements of a transport agreement between the two nations.
The US is worried about how recent actions by officials are impacting US carriers at Mexico City’s Benito Juarez International Airport, according to a letter the Department of Transportation sent on Monday to Mexican authorities. Regulators didn’t provide specific complaints in its correspondence.