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With FAA downgrade, Mexican airlines can t add flights out of San Antonio
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FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2020 file photo, a worker wearing a mask walks past a Boeing 737 Max 9 built for Aeromexico as it is prepared for a flight from Renton Municipal Airport, in Renton, Wash. U.S. regulators have downgraded Mexico s aviation safety rating, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, a move that prevents Mexican airlines from expanding flights to the United States just as travel is recovering from the pandemic. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)Ted S. Warren, STF / Associated Press
Mexican airlines have been adding service at San Antonio International Airport at a rapid pace due to unprecedented passenger demand, but a Federal Aviation Administration ruling has slammed the brakes on future expansion.
Airlines, airports saw bump in travel over holiday season - but it s not likely to last
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Troops arrive by taxi, and others by military busses, at the San Antonio International Airport, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. Troops from Joint Base San Antonio started the annual holiday break exodus on Saturday and will continue through part of this week.Jerry Lara, Staff / San Antonio Express-News
Over the recent holiday season, airlines and San Antonio International Airport and other such U.S. facilities took in more passengers than in any stretch since the pandemic began 10 months ago.
But the increase in travel isn’t expected to continue in the weeks ahead, and the temporary bump probably didn’t stem the airlines’ financial losses.