President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo affirmed that Mexico’s key federal infrastructure projects — including the Maya Train, its upcoming cargo line, Mundo Maya hotels and parks, Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA), Tulum International Airport, and Mexicana de Aviación — are all profitable and progressing according to plan. These developments are consolidating economic and tourism growth in the country’s southeast.
During her “People’s Morning Conference,” the president highlighted that the Maya Train has already transported over 1.3 million passengers and that its cargo line will be operational by the end of 2026. That same year will also see the launch of Line K of the Interoceanic Train, connecting Ixtepec, Oaxaca to Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas. She stressed that all projects are backed by solid business models and “are not improvised ideas,” with profitability fully assured.
Óscar David Lozano, director of the Maya Train, reported that all 34 stations in the system are now in operation, with a 19% monthly growth in ridership. This summer, ten affordable tourism packages are being offered to travelers. Adolfo Héctor Tonatiuh Velasco Bernal, director of Grupo Mundo Maya, stated that the group’s seven hotels and parks have created nearly 1,000 direct jobs and welcomed more than 8.6 million visitors.
In the aviation sector, AIFA director Isidoro Pastor Román reported 13.5 million passengers served and a satisfaction rate of 90.14%. Since its opening, Tulum International Airport has handled over 2 million travelers. Meanwhile, the state-owned airline Mexicana, led by Leobardo Ávila Bojórquez, has flown more than 600,000 passengers, registering a 93% satisfaction rate, and is currently expanding its fleet with new Embraer aircraft.
Finally, Commander Gustavo Ricardo Vallejo Suárez announced that the first phase of the Maya Train cargo line will be completed within 18 months, featuring intermodal terminals in Palenque, Progreso, Poxilá, and Cancún. In parallel, 66.7 kilometers of branch railway lines are being rehabilitated, along with over 1,000 kilometers of federal highways, backed by an investment exceeding 5 billion pesos.
