President Donald Trump's Transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, announced that the U.S. is cutting off 13 flight routes to Mexico over the country's flagrant disrespect of its commitments to America, Breitbart reported.
Duffy said the U.S. is holding Mexico accountable for years of violations of a bilateral air transport agreement, the 2015 U.S.-Mexico Air Transport Agreement.
The Trump administration's action impacts flights between the U.S. and Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA), which was opened in Mexico City by leftist president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) in 2022.
Over the last three years, Mexico has been "illegally" cancelling U.S. carrier flights, while all-cargo flights have also been forcibly relocated in violation of the agreement, Duffy said.
Mexico had said the changes were "temporary" to allow for construction to alleviate congestion at Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) that has yet to materialize three years later, Duffy said.
Duffy's order also stops the expansion of Mexican carriers' services between MEX and the U.S.
Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg were too weak to stand up to Mexico when they walked all over our bilateral aviation agreement.
These deals are binding, and like our trade agreements, @POTUS is going to enforce them. America First! https://t.co/UPmdHaqxml
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) October 29, 2025
“Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg were too weak to stand up to Mexico when they walked all over our bilateral aviation agreement. These deals are binding, and like our trade agreements, President Trump is going to put America First and enforce them,” said Duffy.
“Until Mexico stops the games and honors its commitments, we will continue to hold them accountable. No country should be able to take advantage of our carriers, our market, and our flyers without repercussions.”
The Trump administration is urging Americans with travel plans in Mexico to contact their airline.
The cancellations impact both existing and proposed flight routes for the Mexican airlines Aeroméxico, Volaris and Viva Aerobus.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has requested a meeting between Mexico's foreign minister and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss Duffy's "unilateral" action.
For months, Trump has put Sheinbaum under immense pressure with an unapologetic "America First" policy on trade and immigration.
While Trump has the leverage, Sheinbaum has tried her best to save face. In response to the cancelled flight routes, she snapped that Mexico is "no one’s piñata" and said Mexico "must be respected."
"We are not in agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation,” she said.
