Although the measure will be made official this afternoon, it appears that the date to resume normal flight operations between the two countries on 19 May. The Mexican airline company did not just inform their customers the good news from a statement posted on its website, but also in the last hours began selling tickets to Buenos Aires and Mexico and Mexico-Buenos Aires.
From the Peruvian government yesterday also took the decision to reopen the Andean nation's airports for flights to and toward Mexico City. On April 28 last, after Mexico confirmed that dozens of people were infected with the H1N1 virus, the Argentine government suspended "momentarily" flights to and from Mexico.
governmental action, shared by the Cuban authorities, Chinese and Peruvian, held firm during several days, prompting criticism from Mexican President Felipe Calderon.
Argentine authorities argued that the suspension was necessary to bring health care in the country with the possible entry of the virus. According to official sources, the Crisis Committee formed to monitor health status to the epidemic will meet today at the North Hall of the Government House and in this space, it would reopen the determination of air traffic.
The airline Mexicana Airlines, meanwhile, reported on its website that the "date of resumption of flights will be next May 19." Although in the same report warned its clients "keep up with updates on the topic, yesterday the company began selling air tickets to destinations in Mexico. In addition, Mexican assured its customers that continues to "implement policies General cancellation charges given the original date of travel between 24 April and 20 May. "
The Peruvian government, which had also closed air traffic with the Aztec nation, rose yesterday as "preventive." As announced by Peruvian health minister, Oscar Ugarte, the decision to resume the flights was the product of "favorable" of the disease among the inhabitants of Peru.
On 29 April, Ugarte announced the suspension of flights to Mexico and the United States after failing to meet a supposed first case of influenza A in Peru, but then the minister is corrected himself saying it was a false alarm. After announcing the end of the no-fly, the Peruvian health minister asked the public to "remain vigilant" and strengthen measures to prevent the spread of any type of flu, both "the new virus that could come from outside as viral influenza's own force in this seasonal period. " In addition, Ugarte said that Peru already has a supply of 106,000 doses of antiviral treatment, "sufficient to cover the potential threat."
Argentine Health Ministry, meanwhile, confirmed that 154 samples taken from people who had similar symptoms the new flu are analyzed by the Institute of Buenos Aires Malbrán. Also, since the health portfolio ruled yesterday eleven studies performed over the past few days because its result was negative for the disease.
The ministry also reported that in the last hours were subjected to a medical screening of passengers who traveled from Mexico on May 4 in a plane chartered by the Government and in any case is detected symptoms compatible with influenza A.
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