2024-07-19 03:14:45
Control of the Northern Airport (ADN) of New Lionpassed into the hands of the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena), what implications does this change in the direction of the venue have? We explain.
This was announced by the Board of Directors of the Cooperative Society for the Consumption of Air Services at the Northern Airport, SCL. through a statement.
Although the document was presented two days earlier, it was not until First minute of Thursday, July 18 when it was revealed that the Airport, Railway, Auxiliary and Related Services Group, Olmeca-Maya-Mexica (GAFSACOMM) will be responsible for coordination.
It should be noted that this State-owned company attached to the Sedena It was created in 2022, with the objective of managing various airports in the country, construction or remodeling of works commissioned to the Mexican Army.
Sedena will control the Northern Airport; this was the announcement
With this new announcement, it was framed that the Sedena will control the operating services of the Northern Airport, Among them, the application of tariffs and procedures authorized by the Federal Civil Aviation Agency.
It is known that the National Guard (GN)) will also be involved in the coordination of DNA, since it will be responsible for the access control regarding airport security.
The statement also indicated that the contract that had been maintained with the Cooperative Society for Consumer Services of the Northern Airportwho was its dealership during 50 years, ended as of the last minute of July 17, 2024.
With this, said instance will only have responsibility in the area of fuels and Rescue and Firefighting Service.
“For this reason, this Cooperative Society, as of the date of termination of the contract, will have no responsibility for Operational and Airport Security“, reads the document that confirmed the control of the Northern Airport assumed by Sedena.
Rates skyrocket after Sedena enters the Northern Airport
For his part, Gilberto Marcos, who is a member of the Committee of the Board of the Cooperative Societywarned that with the control of the Northern Airport in charge of the Sedenathe rates will suffer a significant increase.
According to information from Juan Francisco Betancourt Galindo, from the Reforma Agency, which was reported by Vanguardia, the rental of hangars in the complex has doubled.
In addition, the rates that were not previously applied at the Northern Airport will now be determined by factors such as the weight of the aircraft.
“Suddenly they made some barbaric increases (…) Instead of making the change gradually, they are doing it in a very fast, radical way, and it even seems that they want to hit aviation in the State,” Gilberto Marcos explained to the aforementioned media.
2024-07-19 03:14:45