Mexico City's Benito Juarez International Airport suspended flights for a few hours on Saturday, May 20. It was due to renewed activity at the Popocatépetl volcano, located about 70 kilometers from the Mexican capital.
The airport, which in 2022 welcomed 46.2 million passengers, had suspended flights at 4:25 am local (12:25 pm in Paris) The other Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA), inaugurated in 2022 in the greater suburbs of Mexico City, had also announced its temporary closure.