Mexico City’s Benito Juárez International Airport (AICM) indicated in a statement that landings and takeoffs were suspended starting at 2:13 a.m. while work was carried out to remove accumulated rainwater from the operational area.
A federal official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment, told news agencies and media outlets that one of the airport’s runways reopened after 6:00 a.m., but the rest of the airport remained closed.
A similar situation occurred at AICM between Sunday and Monday after heavy rainfall that lasted for several hours and reached 57 millimeters at the airport, according to city authorities. On that occasion, nearly 100 flights and nearly 15,000 passengers were affected.
Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada reported that on Sunday in the Zócalo, the capital’s main square, rainfall reached 84.5 millimeters, a historic record that surpassed the 1952 record of 67 millimeters in that area.
“In 20 minutes, 50 millimeters (of rain) fell, meaning there was a very large concentration of rainfall in a very short period of time, which caused many problems,” Brugada told the press on Monday.
EFFECTS AT OTHER AIRPORTS LIKE CANCUN
Likewise, it was reported that due to the rains in Mexico City, several airports, including Cancún, were affected, in addition to the AICM.
The adverse weather conditions in Mexico City today, August 12, resulted in two delayed arrivals: one for Volaris (Mexico City) and one for Turkish Airlines (Istanbul). In addition, there were six delayed departures: three for Aeroméxico (Mexico City), two for Volaris (Mexico City), and one for Turkish Airlines (Istanbul).
Amsterdam, Atlanta, Baltimore, Bogotá, Boston, Brasilia, Calgary, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Istanbul, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Guatemala, Houston, Havana, Lima, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Manchester, Medellín, Miami, Montreal, New Orleans, New York, Newark, Orlando, Panama City, Paris, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Punta Cana, San Francisco, San José, Costa Rica, St. Louis, Tampa, Toronto, Vancouver, and Washington were the international destinations scheduled to fly from the AIC.
The national ones were Chetumal, Chihuahua, Mexico City, Ciudad Juarez, Cozumel, Guadalajara, Leon, Monterrey, Morelia, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Reynosa, San Luis Potosi, Santa Lucia, Tampico, Tijuana, Toluca, Torreon, Tuxtla, Veracruz, Villahermosa.
Source: quintafuerza
