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Mexico City.- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP) reported this Tuesday that airlines in the Mexican state of Jalisco are operating again "with regularity," after the wave of violence unleashed by the death in a military operation of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, on February 22nd.
In a statement, GAP, the Mexican company responsible for managing airport routes, specified that the airports in the cities of Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta, the most affected by the violent events, "are operating regularly", reaching 95% of their active operations.
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"National and international airlines have gradually re-established their itineraries in both terminals, after two days of experiencing delays and cancellations," stated the document.
He also highlighted that 11 cancellations and 11 scheduled delays are recorded at the airport in the capital of Jalisco, while there are four scheduled cancellations in Puerto Vallarta. GAP explained that these cancellations "are part of the itinerary reactivation process", so "all airlines are already operating normally", with the exception of the Canadian Flair Airlines, which "is still in the process of restoring its operations". “The terminal buildings, operational areas and access roads operate efficiently, guaranteeing the continuity of airport services and adequate passenger care,” he pointed out. Regarding security measures, the company assured that both terminals have permanent surveillance by the Mexican National Guard. Amid the uncertainty and unrest caused by the death of the Mexican drug lord, airlines canceled all international and most domestic operations in Puerto Vallarta last Sunday, while Guadalajara Airport maintained normal operations under heavy protection by federal forces. In fact, operations by American and Canadian companies to Puerto Vallarta remained canceled, one of Mexico's main tourist destinations, during Monday. Even the Puerto Vallarta Airport, in the western state of Jalisco, showed on February 23rd canceled flights from the American airlines United, Delta, Sun Country, Alaska Airlines, and Southwest, and the Canadian airlines Westjet and Air Canada.
