At the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA), the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) held a ceremony to dismiss the military engineers and other specialists who participated in its construction.
This symbolic act served as an exit flag for the first heavy machinery convoy to travel from the State of Mexico to the southeast of the country to support the construction of the Maya Train, another of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's emblematic projects, which, like AIFA, is being developed by the Army.
After the advance left the air terminal this Saturday morning, the military engineers are expected to travel until April 1 to the Yucatan Peninsula, where they will join the works of section six that runs from Tulum to Chetumal, in Quintana Roo, in addition to section seven, which runs from Chetumal to Escárcega, in the state of Campeche.
The engineers are tasked with promoting the work of this mega-project that will connect the states of Campeche, Tabasco, Chiapas, Quintana Roo and Yucatan, so that it can be completed by the end of 2023 and begin operations before López Obrador concludes his term in September 2024.
After the inauguration of AIFA, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador stressed that Sedena personnel achieved in record time the realization of the new air terminal for the Valley of Mexico and stressed that it has the greatest technological advances that, according to his consideration, make it one of the best in the world
The federal government dismissed accusations by opposition groups about alleged irregularities and opacities in Felipe Angeles' contracts and stressed that this work of military engineering is a source of pride for the nation.
The former president of Mexico, Vicente Fox, criticized Andrés Manuel López Obrador for the attendance of General Salvador Cienfuegos, former Secretary of National Defense during the term of office of Enrique Peña Nieto, at the inauguration of Felipe Ángeles International Airport.
The opening ceremony was attended by more than 1,400 guests, including General Salvador Cienfuegos, who was arrested in the United States on charges of drug trafficking. Although months later he was returned to Mexico where the Attorney General's Office exonerated him from any investigation.
Officials from the López Obrador administration justified Cienfuegos's presence by considering that “the inauguration of AIFA is a source of pride for all Mexican armed forces. La Sedena summons the entire military high command, including several former secretaries of defense,” said Jenaro Villamil, head of the Mexican State Public Broadcasting System (SPR).
On allegations that his government has been leaning towards an obvious militarization of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador has justified that the honesty of the Mexican Army allows it to carry out immense public works without engaging in acts of corruption. This presidential confidence in the military sector has led to Sedena personnel becoming equally involved in security tasks as in vaccination campaigns.
For this reason, the chief executive has entrusted the administration and operation of the Felipe Angeles International Airport and the Maya Train to companies created by the Army, who will be the legal representatives for several decades to strengthen the institution.
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