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U.S. and Canadian airways canceled flights Sunday to elements of Mexico after Mexican officers stated drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, often known as “El Mencho,” was killed in a army operation, triggering reported clashes in Jalisco state and prompting journey advisories.
United Airways canceled all Sunday flights to Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara.
“United Airways flight operations to/from PVR (Puerto Vallarta) and GDL (Guadalajara) are canceled at the moment,” United Airways stated in an announcement to FOX Enterprise.
Southwest Airways additionally canceled all flights arriving in and departing from Puerto Vallarta on Sunday.
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Airways within the U.S. and Canada canceled flights on Sunday to elements of Mexico after Mexican drug lord El Mencho was killed in a army operation. (Kevin Carter/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
“Southwest Airways canceled the 4 flights we had scheduled to fly into Puerto Vallarta at the moment and the 4 turns again,” the airline stated in an announcement to FOX Enterprise. “We’ll proceed to guage the circumstances because the state of affairs develops. Nothing is extra essential to Southwest Airways than the security of our clients and our staff.”
American Airways stated it halted its remaining Sunday service to Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara and Mazatlán.
“Because of the state of affairs in Guadalajara (GDL), Mazatlán (MZT) and Puerto Vallarta (PVR), American has canceled flights to and from GDL, MZT and PVR for the rest of Sunday, Feb. 22,” the airline stated in an announcement to FOX Enterprise. “We are going to proceed to observe the state of affairs and make any further modifications to our operation as mandatory to make sure the security and safety of our clients and workforce members.”
Air Canada stated it has quickly suspended operations in Puerto Vallarta.
No further cancellations had been introduced past Sunday as of publication.
A number of airways stated they issued journey waivers permitting affected passengers to rebook with out change charges.
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No flight cancellations have been introduced for days after Sunday. (Photograph by Stephen Maturen/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
The flight modifications come after Mexican troops reportedly performed operations earlier Sunday in Tapalpa, Jalisco, concentrating on El Mencho, a former police officer who grew to become the chief of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, which US authorities have recognized as a significant provider of fentanyl to the USA.
Authorities officers warned of clashes in Jalisco and broader felony exercise, prompting the U.S. Embassy in Mexico to subject shelter-in-place advisories for a number of states.
El Mencho carried a $15 million U.S. bounty and rose to energy following the arrest of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the previous head of the Sinaloa Cartel. Over roughly the previous 15 years, the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación has expanded from a regional felony group into a worldwide trafficking group working from its stronghold in Jalisco.
Some airways introduced they’ve waivers in place permitting passengers impacted by the cancellations to rebook their flights with out change charges. ( Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune Information Service by way of Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
“I’ve simply been knowledgeable that Mexican safety forces have killed ‘El Mencho,’ one of many bloodiest and most ruthless drug kingpins,” U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau stated in a put up on X. “This can be a nice improvement for Mexico, the US, Latin America, and the world. The great guys are stronger than the unhealthy guys.”
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The Mexican Protection Division stated the operation was performed as a part of bilateral coordination and cooperation with the U.S., and that U.S. authorities supplied complementary intelligence that contributed to El Mencho’s killing.
FOX Enterprise reached out to Air Canada for added remark.
Fox Information’ Bonny Chu and Reuters contributed to this report.
