In an editorial, it noted that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the neighboring country issued a series of advisories to airlines urging caution when flying over Central America and parts of South America due to the risks of “possible military activities and GPS interference.”
According to the agency, the warnings concern parts of Mexico, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador, areas of Central America, and portions of the eastern Pacific Ocean.
The Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT) explained that the advisories are only for airlines and pilots from the United States and do not affect civil aviation in Mexico, adding that “it does not constitute a prohibition, but rather a precautionary measure.”
“Despite the reassurance conveyed by the SICT, it cannot be ignored that the final weeks before the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by the U.S. armed forces were marked by the closure of airspace” imposed by Washington, the newspaper noted.
Although the FAA announcements cannot be compared to the blockade surrounding the Caribbean nation, it emphasized, “it is impossible to ignore that they occur at the same time that President Donald Trump insists on violating Mexican sovereignty” with alleged anti-drug trafficking operations.
In its opinion, it is also impossible to be naive about the issuance of the warnings two days after “a rude and interventionist statement.”
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