Mexicana update – hanging on (for now)

Oneworld airline Mexicana continues to operate on a severely reduced basis (at least for international flights).  Updates of Mexicana flight cancellations are available at this link.

It has been a turbulent week for the airline.

• Many (but not yet all) leased aircraft have been returned.  I haven’t been able to pin down how many aircraft Mexicana actually owns – media reports several different figures (eg Forbes 9 and other sources as low as 3) – but it apparently isn’t many.
• Mexicana has a new owner with the purchase by a consortium of local businesses and the pilots union (source Reuters). 

While we await further announcements on their plans, at the moment Mexicana continues to operate almost day to day.  My previous advice for travellers with tickets on Mexicana still holds.