en.Wedoany.com Reported - The first phase of the renovation of Mexico City International Airport (AICM) was officially delivered this Saturday, with an investment of 6.5 billion pesos, fully funded by the airport's own resources without using public finances. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo attended the delivery ceremony, accompanied by Admiral Juan José Padilla Olmos, General Director of the Grupo Aeroportuario Marina and AICM.
The renovation was carried out in Terminals 1 and 2 of AICM, covering areas including waiting lounges, immigration, customs, baggage claim halls, restrooms, drainage systems, moving walkways, facades, and roads. The President noted that the project reorganized all electrical lines and cables at the airport, and rebuilt the drainage system, drinking water system, and all pipelines—which had disintegrated due to airport subsidence and have now been stabilized. According to Admiral Padilla Olmos, Presidential Commitment No. 87 includes 106 airport renovation projects implemented in two phases. The current first phase has invested 6.5 billion pesos, with total investment for all projects expected to reach 10 billion pesos. During construction, daily operations were not reduced, with the airport handling approximately 200,000 passengers per day, equivalent to emptying and refilling two large stadiums simultaneously.
Starting next Monday (June 1), the airport will have an operational capacity of up to 46 flights per hour, and will launch a new Airport Management System (SIGA) based on international Air Transport Association (IATA) standards, add rapid exit taxiways D1 and D2, deploy an advanced drone defense system, and update the free Wi-Fi network with privacy spaces. AICM receives approximately 45 million passengers annually, with an average of 300,000 flight movements per year. Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada Molina stated that the airport is one of the three most important in Latin America and will serve as a gateway to the world during the upcoming World Cup, maintaining its connectivity after the event. Also attending the ceremony were Secretary of the Navy, Admiral Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles; Infrastructure, Communications and Transport Secretary Jesús Antonio Esteva Medina; Deputy Secretary of Communications and Transport Tania Carro Toledo; National Immigration Institute Director Sergio Salomón Céspedes; National Customs Agency Director Héctor Alonso Romero Gutiérrez; and ICA General Director Guadalupe Phillips Margain.
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