MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican government said on Tuesday that a company controlled by the defense ministry officially takes over four local airports as part of a strategy that gives the military greater control of infrastructure.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has entrusted the military with several key infrastructure projects, including a passenger train and two airports.
Documents published in the official gazette showed the transport ministry granted Grupogreate Aeropuertario Ferroviario Olmeca-Maya-Mexica rights for administration of airports in Palenque, Puebla, Puerto Escondido and Uruapan.
The company is already in charge of seven other airports across the country.
(Reporting by Raul Cortes; Writing by Stefanie Eschenbacher; editing by Chizu Nomiyama)