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After clashes between the army and a drug cartel in Sinaloa, 3 Mexican airports reopen | Exclusive

Shweta Shukla by Shweta Shukla
January 7, 2023
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A day after the clashes between the Mexican army and the Sinaloa drug cartel, 3 regional airports in the State of Sinaloa have reopened. On Thursday 5th January 2023, 2 planes, including an Aeromexico Embraer E190, were shot at by members of the drug cartel.

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Mexican airports

On Thursday, the Mexican army arrested Ovidio Guzmán, son of the famous drug leader Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, which led to clashes against the Sinaloa drug cartel across the state, and beyond.

This affected daily life across Sinaloa; public offices and private companies shut, and people remained locked in their houses.

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Aeromexico | Theaeronation.com

The airline industry suffered as well. 3 Sinaloan airports, Culiacán International (CUL), Mazatlán International (MZT), and Los Mochis International (LMM), closed during the day. The impact cascaded to Ciudad Obregón International Airport (CEN), located in the neighboring State of Sonora, which also saw some impact on its operations after Aeromexico revoked its flights to this city.

On Friday, the Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA), administrator of many airports throughout Mexico, including Culiacán and Mazatlán, declared the reopening of these 2 hubs at 10:00 local time after evaluating recent conditions through the Airport Safety Local Committee.

Culiacán International is arguably the busiest of the 4 impacted airports, with 174 weekly departures on average, according to data by Cerium. Aeroméxico, American Airlines, Calafia Airlines, Viva Aerobus, Volaris, and Transportes Aéreos Regionales operate at this airport.

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Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

Meanwhile, Los Mochis International is set to open at 16:20 local time on Friday 6th January 2023, according to a piece of information by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP), administrator of this airport.

Te informamos que hoy a partir de las 10am reinician operaciones los Aeropuertos de Culiacán y Mazatlán.

Comunícate con tu aerolínea para ver el estatus de tu vuelo. @AeropuertoDeCUL @AeropuertoDeMZT

— Ricardo Dueñas (@rduenas3) January 6, 2023
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico | Thaeaeronation.com

What happened in Sinaloa?

Ovidio Guzmán, the head of the Sinaloa drug cartel, was taken into custody by the Mexican army on Thursday. A week prior to President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s official visit to Mexico, this arrest took place. The new Felipe Angels International Airport (NLU), a pet project of Mexico’s president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador, was chosen by both presidents of state.

Conflicts between the army and the Sinaloa drug cartel broke out throughout Sinaloa and Sonora after Mr. Guzmán’s detention. The skirmishes resulted in the deaths of 19 drug cartel members and ten army personnel.

The drug gang members set up blockades across the states. They fired live gunfire at three aircraft: a Boeing 737-800 and CASA 235 belonging to the Mexican Air Forces, an Aeromexico Embraer E190 operating flight AM165 between Culiacán and Mexico City, and an Embraer E190 operated by Aeromexico.

Aeromexico Embraer E190

Aeromexico Embraer ERJ-190LR hit by bullets at Culiacan Airport in Mexico during a military operation to arrest son of notorious drug lord ‘El Chapo’. https://t.co/haRA7nlxdd pic.twitter.com/BXKa4tF8Z8

— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) January 5, 2023
Aeromexico Embraer E190 | Aeronation.com

Passengers and crew members were forced to take cover from gunfire as AM165 taxied for departure. The aircraft returned to the gate with no injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/wpga5uSR3F

— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) January 5, 2023
Aeromexico Embraer E190 | Aeronation.com

Mexican Air Forces

Videos and pictures published on social media show bullet holes on the fuselage of Aeromexico’s Embraer plane, registration XA-ALW, and a Mexican Air Forces’ Boeing 737-800, registration FAM-3256. A video also shows the military shooting water to extinguish a possible fire on one of the CASA 235’s engines.

On Friday 6th January 2023, the Mexican pilot union (ASPA) released a report announcing that the crew members and 61 passengers onboard flight AM165 were all safe.

Mexican
Aeromexico Embraer E190 | Aeronation.com

A passenger uploaded a video on social media that showed passengers seeking cover below their seats as shots can be heard in the distance. 2 children are even heard in the video questioning why this and what it was happening. Thankfully, no one onboard was harmed during the day of violence.

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