CNTE Take Flight with Lock to the AICM; Dialogue, in the Air

While negotiations between the federal government and the National Coordinator of Education Workers were put on hold, the CNTE raised the level of its protests by blocking access to the AICM for more than seven hours, causing chaos inside and outside the air terminal. At the morning conference, President Claudia Sheinbaum said she will not meet with the teachers, following the demonstrations they have undertaken that have affected citizens of th…

After just over 7 hours of teachers' demonstrations at Mexico City International Airport (AICM), the balance of the protests included the temporary closure of operations at the country's main airport, the diversion of 15 flights to other airports and delays that affected 3,000 passengers, the Navy reported.According to the government, of the more than 42 thousand passengers scheduled between 09:00 and 16:30 hours-period in which the highest conc…

AICM reports that 3,200 passengers were affected and 15 flights diverted by CNTE demonstration.

Every six years seems to repeat the same libretto: the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE) re-initiates episodes of pressure, blockades and the taking of public spaces, supported by the argument that the government does not listen to their demands. However, on this occasion, the CNTE has taken its methods to an unacceptably high level, affecting not only the authorities, but thousands of citizens that have nothing to do with the con…

On Friday, May 23, the International Airport of Mexico City (AICM) lived one of its most chaotic days in years.Teachers of the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE) managed to simultaneously block the two air terminals, paralyzing mobility, affecting thousands of passengers and causing a road collapse in the country’s capital. March, blockade and confrontation The day began around 9:00 a.m., when CNTE contingents closed Calzada Ignaci…

After a complicated Friday, the management of Mexico City International Airport (AICM) reported that it was able to maintain its operation during the workers' demonstration of the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE), protecting the thousands of citizens travelling to and from the capital of the country. “Of the more than 42,000 passengers scheduled between 09:00 and 16:30 hours (period in which the highest concentration of the conti…