Mexico City’s International Airport move to a new location will significantly impact the capital’s economy. Representative Rafael Hernández Soriano, president of the monitoring special commission for the construction works of the new terminal, noted current airport job is key for the local economy. It represents incomes up to 2% of the city’s GDP, and at the same time it creates more than 430,000 employments, direct and indirect.
As well, he recognized there is no discussion about the need of a new airport. However, he highlighted the lack of a plan to mitigate the economic impact caused by that change. Also, it is needed to set what is going to be done with the 746 hectares to be emptied. Representative Jesús Zambrano Grijalva requested to prevent backward movements, talking about the voices still stuck to old visions and ideas located far away of the needs of the country.
By: Staff Energy & Commerce
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