The presidential candidate of the opposition coalition 'Fuerza y Corazón por México', Xóchitl Gálvez said this Thursday that he is analyzing resuming the construction of an airport in Texcocoin the central State of Mexico, as well as the expansion and construction of new ports.
We have to build new ports and obviously the issue of the airport (of Texcoco) is an issue that continues to hurt us, I am studying the issue of the airport,” he said when participating during the 32nd plenary meeting of Citibanamex advisory councils.
The presidential candidate said she did not want to “make a decision lightly,” Well, he remembered that more than 300,000 million pesos were thrown awaywith the decision to cancel its construction at the beginning of the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024).
The Government can no longer continue spending money on medicines, money on schools, on childcare. Really, we are studying it, I bring a technical team,” he commented.
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However, he explained that an alternative of at least six runways is required to support the operation of the Mexico City International Airport (AICM), capable of accommodating 100 million passengers.
For this reason, he considered that reviving the airport in Texcoco, on the outskirts of the Mexican capital, It will require significant participation of private investment to carry out the project.
Likewise, he said that he will analyze all the projects promoted by the current administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and will promote those that are viable, such as the recent Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA).
In this sense, He announced that they are also evaluating whether the capacity of the AIFA can be increased.if there is room for six new runways and new terminals.
Because it has to be an airport for at least 100 million passengers and the AIFA does not provide it at this moment,” he said.
He also mentioned the need for new ports and to expand port infrastructure, given delays in goods due to saturation of vessels.
It's not just the airport, for example, the port of Manzanillo (southern Mexico) is completely saturated, many companies have already had to relocate, they no longer enter through Manzanillo, because they can stay up to 10 or 15 days with pending packaging. “, said.
For his part, he contrasted that his candidacy, promoted by the National Action Parties (PAN), Institutional Revolutionary Parties (PRI) and the Democratic Revolution (PRD) has a vision where the Mexican Government is a partner of the business community.
On the contrary, he said the continuity offered by his opponent on the ballot, the ruling party Claudia Sheinbaum, who he assured has contempt for private initiative, after not attending the same plenary meeting of Citibanamex.
Mrs. Sheinbaum was afraid to come because she has enormous contempt for those who create jobs, she has enormous contempt for the private sector,” he said.
Gálvez maintained that, if elected in the upcoming elections on June 2, the largest in the history of Mexico, with more than 20,700 positions at stake, she will prioritize improving the business environment in the country.
From an intelligent perspective, I believe that the Government is a partner of companies (…) to begin with, what interests me is that they grow, that they produce, that they generate money and that they pay their taxes,” he concluded.
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