The AIFA responds with numbers
President Claudia Sheinbaum did not remain silent. Faced with criticism for the images of a crowded Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA), he brought out the heavy artillery: hard data.
More than 164 thousand passengers in just one week. 1,233 flights operating at full capacity during Holy Week. These are the figures that he shared directly on his networks, accompanied by new photographs taken this Sunday.
“Although some may not like it, the AIFA had, from Monday to Sunday of Easter, 164,525 passengers on 1,233 flights,” wrote Sheinbaum Pardo.
The message is clear and direct. It’s not just a defense, it’s a blow on the table. Images from Friday already showed full terminals, with the president highlighting that flights were “100%” to all destinations.
More than numbers, a political message
Behind these figures is a powerful narrative. Each passenger represents a vote of confidence in an infrastructure that was controversial from its conception. Every full flight is an argument against those who doubted its viability.
The reactions on social networks show the usual polarization. There are those who celebrate this “record occupancy” as a sign of tourism recovery and regional development. Others continue to question whether the infrastructure is truly prepared to handle these volumes sustainably.
But the numbers are there. And in politics, as in theater, when you have a full stage, the argument defends itself. Sheinbaum knows this and is using these figures not only to inform, but to mark territory.
