This week, the National Assembly of Nicaragua (the legislative branch of government) has approved an agreement regarding air transportation between Nicaragua and Mexico aimed at strengthening and developing civil aviation and promoting tourism for both nations.
The new agreement seeks to facilitate the authorization of new airlines offering new routes between Mexico and Nicaragua and in turn offer a wider range of connections for passengers and air cargo.
A National Assembly spokesperson commented that “the agreement strengthens the civil aeronautics in Nicaragua by using Nicaraguan laws as well as treaties established by the International Aviation Organization”. Some of the items addressed by the agreement are “issues of safety of air operations, aviation security, rates, commercial opportunities and user fees”.
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly of Nicaragua had previously given their unanimous thumbs up to the Air Transport Agreement and now it has the approval of the full assembly. This is the latest step in this ongoing agreement and clears the way for each party to serve the other with notice that they are ready for it to come into force.
Managua – MGA (IATA Airport Code)
The news of the air transport agreement between Nicaragua and Mexico comes a week after two US carriers, American and Spirit Airlines resumed flights from Miami to the Augusto C. Sandino International Airport in Managua, Nicaragua after a two and a half year layoff.
United Airlines are the next to return to Nicaragua with a daily flight from Houston, Texas resuming by the end of the first week of January 2023.
Airline experts Cirium are showing that in January, for flights between the USA and Nicaragua, there will be a total of 14,540 seats per week offered between Avianca, American Airlines, Spirit and United.
Mexico City – MEX (IATA Airport Code)
Officially named Benito Juárez International Airport (also known as AICM – Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México.
AeroMexico currently serves Nicaragua with daily flights from the Mexico City airport.
From January 1st 2022 and up to the end of October 2022, over 37 million (37,894,129) international and national passengers went through the Mexico City Airport (MEX), a 19% increase from October 2021.
MEX is served by 30 domestic and international passenger airlines and 17 cargo carriers.
After Mexico City, the other 5 busiest airports are; Cancún, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Tijuana and Mérida.
Civil Aeronautics means nonmilitary aircraft and flights for personal and business use whether transporting passengers or cargo. In Nicaragua, the Nicaraguan Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC) is the body that functions as the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). INAC was created in 2006 when the function of Civil Aeronautics was separated from the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (MTI).
